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Green groups sound alarm over disposable masks
Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish said the other worrying trend is that more disposable masks are turning up in rivers and drains. “We support the requirement of wearing masks from a public health and safety point of view. However, ... Read More >
19-Jan-2021
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HSBC Amanah unveils ESG Credit Card feature
For every charitable donation made by cardholders on their HSBC Amanah Credit Cards, HSBC will donate 1.0 per cent of the charity spend to four selected local charities or non-profit organisations including Global Environment Centre (GEC) Read More >
15-Jan-2021
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Coalition objects to draft plan
The proposed DUKE 2A highway would cut through the northern part of Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve as well as the catchment of the Tasik Subang Dam water reservoir. Read More >
01-Dec-2020
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Rehabilitation methods
MOST of Malaysia's peatland comprises peat swamp forest, which is said to be a critically endangered category of forested wetlands, and is usually located in coastal areas in all states except Kedah, Penang and Perlis.
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24-Nov-2020
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FOR PEAT`S SAKE
Malaysia-based Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish says the 2.24cm sink rate is only the average and that actual subsidence rates maybe even higher in some areas. "For drained peatlands, especially on plantations, the subsidence ... Read More >
24-Nov-2020
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Champions of Sg Klang
THE Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO) have made people realise the importance of nature’s resources and the need to care for it for our health and well-being, says Faizal Parish. “People realised its importance when they were ... Read More >
18-Nov-2020
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Declare rivers as security areas, says MP
K Kalithasan, manager of the River Care Programme at the Global Environment Centre, agreed that the government should exert control over the usage of land through the tightening of licences. Read More >
17-Nov-2020
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Klang Valley`s water supply at risk
Looking at the video, Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said the Sungai Selangor basin looks like mainly a huge industrial area. "We can see from the recent Sungai Gong case what the effluents ... Read More >
12-Nov-2020
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Selamatkan hutan paya gambut terakhir di Selangor
Bukan hanya hilang tanah warisan, malah komuniti ini turut berdepan kemungkinan kehilangan sumber kehidupan ekoran tindakan kerajaan negeri Selangor yang ingin menyahwartakan kawasan seluas 930.93 hektar atau 97% hutan simpan berkenaan untuk ... Read More >
08-Nov-2020
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Penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kekal Kuala Langat Utara
Penyahwartaan ini tidak selari dengan Rancangan Struktur Negeri 2035, kekalkan 30 peratus kawasan hutan, Pelan Tindakan Tanah Gambut Kebangsaan 2011-20, Dasar Kepelbagaian Biologi Kebangsaan 2016-25, Rancangan Fizikal Negara Ketiga, NPP3, ... Read More >
09-Oct-2020
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