Wong Siew Lyn

From the climate crisis to wildlife trade, and indigenous knowledge to sustainable agriculture, Wong Siew Lyn has been creating content about the environment for over 30 years.

As co-founder of Macaranga Media, a specialist environmental media outfit, she is plugging the gap in long-form, analytical and evidence-based journalism in Malaysia. Writing under the byline of S.L. Wong for a diverse clientele such as newsrooms, publishers, government bodies, development agencies, NGOs and corporations, Siew Lyn has made a name for herself in print, digital and broadcast media.

Besides writing, she edits, trains and mentors journalists in order to re-build the eroded environmental journalism landscape. As a consultant, project manager and now publisher, she draws from her extensive network of editorial talent and subject matter experts.

Macaranga.org is the fourth content portal she has built and run. With a soft spot for conservation, grassroots efforts and marine issues, Siew Lyn returned full-time to journalism to raise its profile as a powerful medium in tackling Malaysia’s colossal and urgent environmental, climate and sustainability issues.

Making an impact is effecting change in policy and society, helping journalists do good journalism, and raising the voices of the marginalised and the voiceless.