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…
For the first time, the medals awarded at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will contain recycled materials. By Rachel Cernansky Boulder, CO, USA | Tue Feb 16, 2010 04:00 PM ET I haven’t been paying much attention to the Olympics, but there’s one piece of news coming out of Vancouver that I find totally…
A GROUP of elderly Chinesemen quickly surrounded the cars bearing the logo of Syarikat Air Johor Holdings Sdn Bhd (SAJ) as the vehicles pulled up in front of a coffee shop at Kampung Chamek, about an hour’s drive from Kluang, Johor, on Monday.The complaints are the same — no water supply for almost a week,…
The SMK Teloi Kanan School in Kuala Ketil, Malaysia is planting mangroves for Plant-for-the-Planet. The school’s project began in 2006 when they participated in the UNEP Billion Tree Campaign, and continues today. The trees are being planted in Kuala Gula. Kuala Gula forms a part of the Matang Forest Reserve, which is one of the…
Two weeks after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on 12 January, a massive humanitarian operation is underway and aid is beginning to reach those who desperately need it in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas. The most urgent priorities remain water, health care, shelter and food. Thanks to a team of senior experts on…
Only two out of 10 developed countries’ reduction targets submitted to the Copenhagen Accord qualify as ‘sufficient’ to keep global temperature rise below 2°C. The reduction targets of all countries currently associated with the Accord lead to a striking inconsistency with the 2°C goal defined in the very same Accord. The current pledges leave the…