Saving the peatlands
The largest peat swamp forest complex in Selangor is under threat. Three organisations have decided to do something to save it for future generations. ELLY FAZANIZA visits the Raja Musa Forest Reserve to fi nd out what is being done.
Beribu Benih Pokok Ditanam Sempena Hari Wetland Sedunia
KUALA SELANGOR, 18 Feb (Bernama) — Kira- kira 300 sukarelawan antaranya kakitangan korporat HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad dan kanak-kanak sekolah menanam lebih 1,000 benih pokok di Hutan Simpan Raja Musa di sini Sabtu sempena Hari Wetland Sedunia 2012. Program menanam pokok pemulihan itu dijalankan dengan kerjasama kerajaan Selangor, Jabatan Perhutanan negeri, HSBC Bank dan Global…
Villagers, students help save peat land
KUALA SELANGOR: COMMUNITY engagement to revive and rehabilitate the almost destroyed peat land in the Raja Musa Forest Reserve was the main agenda of the Global Environment Centre (GEC) yesterday. Two community-based initiatives, Friends of Peatland Forest (FPF) and Peat Land Forest Rangers (PFR), were introduced to involve the local community as part of the…
1,000 saplings planted to mark World Wetlands Day
KUALA SELANGOR: Some 300 volunteers, among them corporate staff from HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad and school children, today planted more than 1,000 saplings at the Raja Musa Forest Reserve near here to commemorate World Wetlands Day 2012. The tree-planting, under the Raja Musa Forest Reserve Rehabilitation Programme, was undertaken in collaboration with the Selangor government, State Forestry…
Truly a ‘green’ event
ORGANISING an expo to promote an environmentally-friendly lifestyle can pose a conundrum — the event itself should be as “green” as possible. But Advanced Diploma in Mass Communication (Public Relations) students of Tunku Abdul Rahman (TAR) College managed to successfully pull it off. They even raised over RM1,000 for the Global Environment Centre (GEC) in…
A day in the life of the mangroves
Students learn why it is important to protect our wetlands at the World Habitat Day celebration Friends of Mangrove members explains the Kuala Gula mangrove eco-system to the participants. 1 / 4 HUNDREDS of students from primary and secondary schools in Perak and Penang celebrated World Habitat Day with members of Global Environment Centre (GEC) …
Timberland employees dig in to save swamp
KUALA SELANGOR: More than 50 Timberland employees gave time and effort to preserve a peat swamp at Raja Musa Forest Reserve (RMFR) recently. Serve-A-Palooza is a yearly community service event held by Timberland, an outdoor clothing and products company. Timberland assistant retail manager Michael Fong said the event at RMFR, which is part of the north…
Those with energy bills of between RM3 and RM285 can claim RM200 rebate
PUTRAJAYA: From today, more people can qualify for the RM200 government rebate when they buy energy-efficient refrigerators. The Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry has decided to allow those with energy bills of between RM3 and RM285 per month to claim the RM200 rebate for refrigerators it rates as effi-cient. Previously, only households in peninsular…
