River of Life
Write up by students who took part in the ROLPOP TOT on 23-24 April 2013.
Murid, guru pantau kualiti air sungai
MELALUI Program Pendekatan Awam `River of Life’ (Rolpop), guru dan murid diajar menjadi pembimbing untuk mengembangkan pengetahuan serta kemahiran mereka kepada ahli lain dalam sekolah dan komuniti mereka. Pengarah Bahagian Pengurusan Lembangan Sungai dan Zon Pesisir, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia (JPS), Datuk Ir Lim Chow Hock berkata, fasa pertama Rolpop bertujuan mengurangkan pencemaran dan…
Friends of the forest
Enlisting local help to protect vulnerable peatlands. IN the past, the people have always counted on the Government to supply manpower and resources to protect forests and wildlife. That model has had only limited success as forests, by their very nature, are difficult to secure from determined trespassers. It seems that conservation that involves locals…
Volunteers help to keep Sungai Way clean
A company’s community service efforts have helped bring a river back to life. FIRST there was a river, and it was filthy beyond belief. Nothing could live in it except for blood worms, which were indicators that something was not right with the health of the river. The stench from the water was so bad…
A peat-stop for celebrations
For environmentalists, district council members and volunteers, all roads led to the Raja Musa Forest Reserve in Kuala Selangor on Feb 23 — where the local chapter of World Wetlands Day was celebrated. The Selangor state government, the Forestry Department and the Kuala Selangor District Council (MDKS) in collaboration with the Petaling Jaya-based Global Environment…
Preventing peat fires
KUALA SELANGOR: Residents here are working with an environmental group, the local council and state agency to prevent peat fires at the Raja Musa Forest Reserve. One of the preventive measures is community fire patrolling by local community group Sahabat Hutan Gambut Selangor Utara. The residents will work with the Global Environment Centre, Selangor Forestry Department…