PETALING JAYA: Some 60 tonnes of garbage are collected from rivers in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor each year, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage said. The department’s river basin and coastal zone management director Datuk Ong Siew Heng described the figure as alarming and said that the people could play their role in addressing the…
PETALING JAYA: The 2.5-kilometre Sungai Way is no longer categorised as Class V, the dirtiest in the five river categories. In just one year the cleanliness of the river has improved from Class V to Class IV, with some parts even in Class III. The progress is attributed to “Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation” (Water),…
With all the attention on the environment, it’s hardly news when a green project goes right. On the contrary, it’s the slip-ups that get the headlines these days. But there’s something about the success story of Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) Foundation’s Sungai Way rehabilitation project that stands out. Eighteen months ago, Sungai Way, a tributary…
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…
A Sai Council member managed to get an article in about our tree planting!
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…
TAIPING: Unsustainable logging over the last 50 years has left villagers of Kampung Kuala Gula, 50km from here, without a natural buffer against high tide, erosion and the waves of 2004 tsunami. Over-exploitation of the mangrove trees by the locals, which they sold as charcoal and building material, also affected their livelihood. The complex mangrove…
GEC anjur penanaman pokok bakau pulihara kawasan hutan paya TAIPING: Pembalakan tanpa kawalan di Kuala Gula, dekat sini sejak lebih 50 tahun lalu menjejaskan sebahagian besar ekosistem kawasan itu merangkumi habitat sungai, kuala sungai, pulau bakau dan pesisir pantai selain mengurangkan sumber ikan yang menjadi punca pendapatan penduduk setempat. GEC anjur penanaman pokok bakau pulihara…