During the town hall session, Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department’s Wetlands Forest Management principal assistant director Harry Yong urged the state government to reconsider its plan as it would lead to a “waste of public funds”. This was because tax money had already been spent to restore the once razed reserve. “The state government has built…
Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish said the invite only gave a few days to prepare for the town hall session. “The Orang Asli communities have yet to receive the letter of invitation when they should have been alerted much earlier. On top of the short notice, the venue is located outside of the…
Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish, in a statement Saturday (Sept 26) on behalf of the coalition, said that the hearing was supposed to be an opportunity for the KLNFR stakeholders to voice their objections and present fundamental points and facts against the proposal.
In a statement today, a group of seven NGOs calling itself the Coalition for the Protection of Selangor’s Forests proposed for the town hall session to be postponed to allow stakeholders more time to prepare for it. They protested how formal invitations were received just six days before the town hall, and said they preferred…
Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care coordinator Dr K Kalithasan, meanwhile, said through the ROL-POP 5 initiative, his organisation has been educating the public to get to know their ‘river address’ based on the map and location of their residence. It’s important for the people to get to know their river address, particularly those living…
Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care coordinator Dr K Kalithasan, meanwhile, said through the ROL-POP 5 initiative, his organisation has been educating the public to get to know their “river address” based on the map and location of their residence.
Global Environment Centre manager of River Care Programme K Kalithasan agreed and said this form of pollution had a “significant effect in urban areas” despite it being easy to control.
According to Global Environment Centre (GEC) River Care Programme Manager, Dr K. Kalithasan, the time has come for the government to place water under the auspices of the National Security Council (NSC) as it is considered an essential resource.
Menerusi lawatan kira-kira empat jam itu, para pengamal media berpeluang melihat sendiri perkembangan projek Sungai Nadi Kehidupan atau River of Life (RoL) yang giat dijalankan, selain tempattempat menarik di sepanjang Sungai Klang.