BY NAZRINZULAIQA HASBI
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Department is hosting a Greening Sarawak 2021 Social Media Competition in conjunction with the state’s Innovation Month.
The launching ceremony of the competition was launched by the director of Sarawak Forest Department, Datuk Hamden Mohammad at Baitul Makmur II today (Wednesday).
“The competition has three categories, namely, #Greening Sarawak Competition on Facebook as well as #Greening Sarawak on TikTok and YouTube with entries starting on August 11 until September 20,” he explained.
The competition on Facebook requires number of “likes” from the public. The competition on Youtube and Tiktok will be judged by the judges.
The competition is open to the public in Sarawak and winners will stand a chance to bag RM6,400 worth of prizes that will be credited through the SarawakPay application.
The department disclosed that the programme’s objective was to diversify activities for individuals and the community in celebrating the Greening Sarawak campaign in conjunction with Sarawak Innovation Month.
“Besides that, the programme also provides a platform for the community to celebrate the campaign at the state level and Greening Malaysia at the national level in a creative way,” the director explained.
He hoped that the programme would raise awareness of the importance of green coverage areas for the wellbeing and quality of life in the efforts to improve the country’s ecosystem and diversity.
