Capacity and Awareness

A brief blog post by a participant from the TH!NK ABOUT IT European Blogging Competition about GEC’s project sites. Peat Poverty It’s hot and incredibly humid, and very green. Armed with water, anti-mosquito spray and cameras, we’re walking in the Raja Musa Forest Reserve. Here, the Global Environment Centre (GEC) is busy rehabilitating devastated peat forests. Volunteers, organised via…

KUALA LUMPUR: A survey by a leading international magazine apportioning marks for quality of life, economic dynamism and education has placed Malaysia 37th in the “Best Countries in the World”. Already industry representatives were yesterday looking forward to an even better showing in the future. “I hope Malaysia will be in the top 10 in the…

BRIDGESTONE Tyre Sales (M) Sdn Bhd donated RM110,820 to the Global Environment Centre (GEC) recently. GEC is a non-profit organisation committed to environmental preservation. The cheque was presented by Bridgestone managing director Takashi Aoki to Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish. The funds were raised from a series of charity drives through Bridgestone “Make…

We need 37 volunteers to help us make this event a success! The River Carnival is expected to attract some 1000 people and GEC is running 7 different games and activities for the community as well as an exhibition. Therefore, we need more hands to help us out! Volunteers are needed to help out in…

TANPA kita sedari hutan paya gambut merupakan salah satu khazanah alam yang penting kerana ia merupakan ekosistem terdiri daripada hidrologi, tanah dan tumbuhan. Kepentingan hutan paya gambut ini bukan sahaja dapat menyediakan pelbagai hasil hutan malah menjadi sumber rantaian makanan kepada kehidupan di sekelilingnya. Ia juga dapat bertindak sebagai medium untuk mengawal malapetaka seperti kebanjiran…

KUALA KETIL: Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Teloi Kanan (SMKTK) di sini sekali lagi mencatat sejarah, sekali gus mengharumkan nama negara apabila empat pelajar dan dua gurunya dipilih mengikuti persidangan alam sekitar peringkat global di Stavanger, Norway selama enam hari. Program pendidikan bertemakan Agenda Alam Sekitar Remaja anjuran `The Young Agenda Foundation International House’ berpejabat di Stavanger…

Bridgestone Tyre Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd contributed a total of RM110,820 to the Global Environment Centre (GEC), a non-profit organisation committed to environmental preservation. The funds were raised from a series of charity drives held recently as part of Bridgestone’s ‘Make Cars Green’ initiatives to help raise public awareness about green motoring and rally support…

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Hotel Kuala Lumpur marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day last Thursday with the launch of its Green Generation exhibition. The exhibition, supported by the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing, City Hall, and Local Agenda 21 Kuala Lumpur, is about the need to preserve the environment.  Local Agenda 21…

Earth Day Network was founded on the premise that all people, regardless of race, gender, income, or geography, have a moral right to a healthy, sustainable environment. Their mission is to broaden and diversify the environmental movement worldwide, and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle for promoting a healthy, sustainable environment. Their mission…

THE participation of Formula One drivers, Rubens Barrichello (AT&T Williams), Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus Racing) and Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing), made the recent MD Cup 10th Anniversary Challenge “Drive for Charity” golf event an unforgettable experience for the other participants. The event, which took place at the Saujana Golf and Country Club, was held in…