More than 3,000 people enjoyed a fun-filled day at GAB Foundation’s River Carnival at Zoo Negara which saw them participating in various activities aimed at galvanising the public to protect and conserve Malaysia’s water resource: the rivers. To date, more than 50% of the rivers in Malaysia are categorised as polluted with more under risk…
KUALA LUMPUR: Nature lovers walked the talk by turning up in large numbers at Bukit Kiara to call for the green lung to be gazetted. Signatures were also collected for a petition during the one hour walk organised by the Friends of Bukit Kiara at 8am yesterday. The petition, among others, wants a stop to…
EDUCATION:Kuala Selangor students come up with plans for peat swamp rehabilitation BRIGHT and early on a Saturday morning, 12 employees of HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd (HSBC) departed for Raja Musa Forest Reserve near Bestari Jaya, Kuala Selangor. Volunteering at the Peat Swamp Forest Ranger Camp, the employees were there to lend their support to 40…
Underlines NGOs, think tanks’ roles Simon SC Tay, the chairman and moderator of the forum delivering the concluding statement. Picture: BT/Yusri Adanan Anna Abu Bakar BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Thursday, May 10, 2012 – Page A10 MSC Forum on Transboundary Haze NON-GOVERNMENT Organisations (NGOs), think tanks and experts were acknowledged and urged to continue and bring…
Fitri Shahminan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Public-private partnership, peatland management DEVELOPING new public-private partnership and managing the peatland were among the key steps identified in addressing forest fires and transboundary haze issues in the South Asian region. The hunt for new initiatives and mechanisms to resolve forest fire and transboundary haze issues in the South Asian region heightened yesterday as concerned…