THE Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) Foundation and the Global Environment Centre (GEC) recently organised a seminar for owners and operators of businesses situated along the Sungai Way river basin as part of its river rehabilitation initiative dubbed as Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation (WATER) project. GAB Foundation chairman Tan Sri Saw Huat Lye said the…
PETALING JAYA: Those running businesses along the Sungai Way basin were given a better understanding of the Sungai Way river rehabilitation project at a seminar presented by GAB Foundation and GEC. The aim of the seminar was to engage and get the support of the business and commercial communities for the project. GAB Foundation, GEC…
KETIKA menyusuri kawasan hutan paya laut, kelihatan burung botak kecil, burung upeh, kedidi berkaki merah dan bangau besar sedang tenang mencari makan di sepanjang kawasan paya laut yang sedang surut di Kuala Gula. Tidak terlepas pandangan ialah helang merah berterbangan di udara manakala lotong kelabu, belacak, sekendi kepala besar dan kera di sekitar Ban Joo…
KUALA LUMPUR: The amendment to the National Forest Act has seen illegal logging in the peninsula dwindling in the past few years, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said yesterday. Before the act was amended in 1993, 211 cases of illegal logging were reported. The amendment paved the way for…
PUBLIC cooperation and support is needed to ensure the billions of ringgit spent on the rehabilitation and cleaning of Klang River does not go to waste. Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the state wanted to restore the glory of Klang River, once an unpolluted waterway that was the pride of the residents…
KUALA Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) sent a team of contractors and workers to parks and playgrounds in the city during the weekend to cut the grass and spruce up the areas. Residents in Sri Hartamas, Sunway SPK Damansara, Taman Tun and Jalan Kelang Lama said DBKL workers were seen cleaning up the places. “It is…
KERIAN 28 Feb. – Setiap tahun, Hari Tanah Lembap Sedunia atau World Wetlands Day (WWD) akan disambut di seluruh dunia dengan penganjuran pelbagai kempen dan Malaysia juga tidak terkecuali. Tujuannya adalah untuk meningkatkan kesedaran awam terhadap nilai dan manfaat tanah lembap yang terdiri daripada pelbagai keadaan seperti hutan paya laut, tasik, sungai dan hutan tanah…
A new sugar-based polymer could be used to make common food containers compostable at home right alongside your potato peels and egg shells. A team of engineers and scientists at the Imperial College London led by Charlotte Williams in partnership with BioCeramic Therapeutics have created a degradable material from sugars derived from the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass….
THE female hornbill waits patiently inside a clay jar for her male partner to return. Lying low, with only her long beak peeking out of the small entrance, she is like the faithful wife waiting longingly for the safe return of her husband. Her anticipation heightens as she hears a familiar sound from the sky…
KUALA LUMPUR: The prolonged oppressive hot weather experienced in some parts of the country has been partly attributed to climate change. A weather expert said climate change will see the country experiencing extreme weather conditions. These are expected to peak between 2025 and 2050. During this period, the country may experience heavy showers and storms…