Teaching the young about river conservation
ECO FRIENDS: River Carnival empowers the public, especially children, to protect and conserve Malaysia’s water resources, particularly the rivers. KUALA LUMPUR: OVER 4,000 visitors flocked to the Zoo Negara recently to enjoy fun and educational activities at GAB Foundation’s River Carnival. The event saw families participating in various games and hands-on activities that aimed at…
Protecting our resources
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…
Nature lovers do their bit for Bukit Kiara
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…
Youths to the rescue of peat swamps
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 tank’s roles
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…
