Tree Planting: The Way Forward
A Sai Council member managed to get an article in about our tree planting!
Pelajar, guru SMKTK ke Norway
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…
100 swamp in to save the mangroves
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…
Usaha selamatkan Kuala Gula
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…
Tyre giant goes green
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…
Hotel exhibition on green awareness
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 2010 – How You Can Help!
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…
A round of golf with F1 stars
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…
Call for Participation – International Youth Conference on Biodiversity 2010
The Ministry of Environment (Japan) will be holding the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010. This is scheduled for August 2010, and is aimed at providing a platform for youths from around the globe to share their ideas, thoughts and knowledge in biodiversity. The conference is being held in conjunction with the 10th…
Bridgestone Drive For Charity
Bridgestone recently raised a substantial amount of money for GEC. Read on for more informaton! In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Bridgestone Tyre Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the company recently organized its MD Cup 10th Anniversary Challenge ‘Drive for Charity’ golf event at the renowned Saujana Golf and Country Club. The Drive for Charity…