Sustainable management

Global Environment Centre river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said water resources must be seen as a joint responsibility and be treated as a matter of national security.

Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said it was important for communities to take ownership of rivers and realise their role as custodians.

Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said, “Community empowerment has helped them become guardians of the rivers who act as ‘frontliners’ and report to the authorities when they come across illegal dumping activities.”

GEC is recognised as the Role Model for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO), given by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSA)under the “Program Penanaman Pokok Bakau dan Spesies-spesies yang Sesuai di Pesisiran Pantai Negara” (National Programme for Planting Mangroves and other Suitable Species on the coast). Read More

River of Life Public Outreach Programme Phase 5 (ROLPOP5) Award is back for the year 2020 edition. Nomination is now open until 15 August 2020

…environmentalists say the gains seen during the MCO will not last unless there is a change in both the behaviour of Malaysians and policies of the country to put more emphasis on saving the environment.

The abundant use of plastic packaging for delivery services must be looked into, especially with the spike in online delivery services during the movement control order, say environmental activists.

“Taman Tasek Jaya is located at the Kinta River basin. Rainwater that falls onto the basin flows across the area on its way to the river and eventually the ocean. Poor management of waste or any waste (that is) improperly thrown on to the area will flow to water bodies and in this case, it…