Mangrove

The rehabilitation of Kampung Sungai Tiram’s mangrove forest becomes a communal responsibility, writes Sulyn Chong. THE stench of fish and brackish water wafts in the air while various birds chirp merrily around me. The surrounding houses are simple brick structures with, surprisingly enough, tiled floors. I’m standing outside the community hall next to a primary school…

COASTLINE PROTECTION:These ‘living sea walls’ are more effective than concrete structures during a tsunami, say researchers SHOULD development projects that  benefit only a select few, be carried out at the expense of nature?   This question is probably running through the heads of many Perak folk  after  the New Straits Times reported that a 100-ha  mangrove…