GEC and partners back nomination of Kuala Gula-Matang mangrove forest as 8th Ramsar site
Volume 37, July-Aug 2021 Issue
River Care Award 2021 is open for nominations
The National River Care Fund (NRCF) is paying tribute to Malaysia’s most deserving river care champions through the River Care Award 2021.
Support for listing of eighth mangrove site
GEC director Faizal Parish described the move as timely because over the recent years, the mangroves along the coastline had degraded with coastal erosion becoming a serious concern.
GEC and partners strongly back nomination of Kuala Gula-Matang Mangrove Forest as 8th Ramsar site
GEC Director, Faizal Parish described the move as timely since over the recent years, the mangroves along the coastline have been degraded and coastal erosion have increasingly become a serious concern.
Lack of enforcement causing more environmental damage, says group
Speaking to FMT in conjunction with World Environment Day today, the Global Environment Centre (GEC) noted that state revenue had taken a hit from economic restrictions, with their budgets also dented due to stimulus packages, increased health expenditure and other measures to battle the pandemic.
`STAY VIGILANT AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS’
The Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish said the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed how vulnerable the nation was to the degradation of ecosystems.
NGOs: Move to gazette geosites needs fine-tuning
Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish said that while the proposal “sounds very positive”, the state government should do more to protect the existing parks and forests. “For example, it has allocated very little resources towards the management of the Selangor State Park, which is under the Selangor Forestry Department. “It is crucial that adequate…