Ecology
Malaysia to aid Indonesia ahead of haze season
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysia has offered to help Indonesia curb forest fires blamed for the choking haze that shrouds the region each year, media reports said, as air quality fell in the country.
In the dry season, Indonesian farmers burn forests to clear land for agriculture, causing a smoky haze that spreads across the region, [...]
High cost of ignoring the ocean
The Sun– NO ONE predicted that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak’s simple gesture at the World Oceans Conference in Manado, Indonesia, last month would create waves. By pledging US$1 million (RM3.5 million) to a fund to save corals in the Coral Triangle, the world’s centre of marine life, he not only crested the [...]
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Interview with Malaysian Nature Society President
Doing our bit
The Star 7 Apr 09;
Having helmed the Malaysian Nature Society for almost 30 years, Datuk Seri Dr Salleh Mohd Nor is well-positioned to discuss the state of conservation in the country.
MANY corporate green events, such as tree planting, turning off lights for an hour or one-day beach clean [...]
Johor makes name for itself as a ‘tree state’
JOHOR BARU: Though busy with its economic expansion plans, Johor has not forgotten the environment.
Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, who was speaking at the opening of National Landscape Day 2009 here yesterday, lauded the state for successfully planting 92,861 trees last year.
He urged other states to emulate Johor’s achievement, which [...]
Building a green future
The greenest building in the country requires little energy, and whatever it needs, it generates itself.
STEPPING into the ZEO building, I felt momentarily transported to a building say, in Berlin. Sunlight filtered in through endless rows of windows and a glassy ceiling, flooding the atrium and offices with natural light. It was around 5pm when [...]
Serious Pollution will kill Pulau Perhentian
Terengganu’s Perhentian Islands are “arguably the most beautiful islands in Malaysia,” so says the Lonely Planet guide. Though the islands have dodged major developments so far, they are starting to creak under the strain of burgeoning tourist arrivals.
For the past 16 years, expatriates Bill and Sally Addington have been soaking up the sun and exploring [...]
Bird status is certain if habitat secure
Kota Kinabalu: With Sabah now hoping to become the new bird watching destination, the challenge is already being seen as one of making it sustainable, i.e. to make it last or permanently attractive.
The Sandakan Bird Fair will be launched today (Saturday) Sabah’s first, which pairs off with a Zoom [...]
MNS：Stop logging as scheduled
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) — While Sarawak is known as the Land of the Hornbills, the Belum Temenggor Forest in Perak is considered the `Nest of the Hornbills’.
The ten hornbill species found here are among the many natural treasures in the 130 million year old tropical rain forest that is believed to be [...]
Safoda works with Ovas to develop Kinarut Eco Park
Japanese help to further develop Eco Park
Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Forestry Development Authority (Safoda) is collaborating with Japanese non-governmental organisation (NGO), Overseas Volunteer Activity Support (Ovas), to further develop the Eco-Forest Park at Kinarut.
Safoda will be working with Ovas, with the support of the Greenery Fund of Japan, to plant [...]
Sixth Ramsar site: Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands
Ramsar Recognition For Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands
KINABATANGAN, Nov 24 (Bernama) – Nature lovers in Malaysia, especially those in Sabah have welcomed the announcement that the Lower Kinabatangan-Segama Wetlands have been recognized as a Ramsar site.
The recognition is significant, as the wetlands comprise rarely-found coastal mangrove swamps and peat jungles.
This recent development would add impetus for efforts [...]
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