“The oldest, largest,membership based

e n v i r o n m e n t a l n o n -

g o v e r n me n ta l organization in

M a l a y s i a”

• E s t a b l i s h e d in

1940

• C o n s t i t u t i o n a l l y a membership

i n s t i t u t i o n

• Governed by a n e l e c t e d Council of

v o l u n t e e r s

Malaysian Nature Society

As the leading non-governmental organisation in

Malaysia , MNS is committed towards ensuring our rich

biological diversity is effectively managed and

protected mainly through our approaches via ;

OUR ROLE

Community , Education and Public Awareness

(CEPA)

Empowering non-state

stakeholders through

Local Community

Groups

Empowering youths

through Environmental

Education

Empowering Civil Society through MNS State Branches & CSR

Activities

Partnerships and Collaboration

( BirdLife, IUCN,MENGO, CAN, FSC)

Research

Policy and Advocacy

OUR WORK

CONSERVATION PUBLICATIONEDUCATIONMEMBERSHIP

“ O u r s t r e n g t h l i e s i n o u r

m e m b e r s ” Y o u r v o i c e m a k e s

i t p o s s i b l e f o r u s t o d o

w h a t w e d o , i n e n s u r i n g

t h e c o n t i n u e d p r o t e c t i o n

o f o u r n a t u r a l h e r i t a g e ”

• MNS shall always be a member-based and member-driven society, deriving its strength from a committed and active

membership.

• Our subscription options caters to a wide range of categories including family, individual, youth, corporate and institutional

membership. The membership unit continually strive to add greater value to our members by being the bridge between

council , secretariat , branches and members.

Membership Unit

The Classes of membership shall be:

i) Ordinary Membership

ii) Life Membership

iii) Family Membership

iv) Junior Membership

v) Honorary Membership

vi) Staff Membership

vii) KPA School Membership

viii) KPA for Youth Membership

ix) Institutional Membership

x) Affiliates

Types of MNS Membership according

to the constitution

MNS MEMBERSHIP

MNS MemberKelab Pencinta Alam

(KPA)KPA Youth

Branches and

Special interest

groups

School

supporters

MNS youth

membership

Roles and Responsibilities

of Membership Unit

KPA Youth

Membership Services and Communication

Membership Database and Maintenance

Branch and Special Interest Groups(SIGs) Liaison

Members and Volunteers Engagement

Website and Social Media Engagement

Recruitment and Retention

Registrar of Societies (ROS) Documentation and Filing

Events and

Outreach

Annual General Meeting(AGM)

Extraordinary Meeting (EGM)

Branch AGMs

Membership Drives and Exhibitions

Education and Outreach through Kelab Pencinta Alam(School Nature Club) Platform

Youth Engagement through KPA for Youth Platform

14 2,500 39

1 4 branches across the country,

run by elected branch

committees, also voluntary

2,500 members across Malaysia A secretariat with

39 full-time staff

Branch Responsibilities

• The Branch is represented on Council through the representation of the Branch Chair; this is where they have an opportunity to provide input into the policy and strategic planning processes of the Society as a whole.

• The Branch committee serves as a liaison between the MNS Council, MNS Secretariat and the MNS members in their state.

• Some of branch responsibilities include overseeing the programming and administrative needs of members such as organizing activities such as talks and field trips, promoting environmental education outreach and organising other social events.