Organized by the Department of Environment, Malaysia, the Sekolah Lestari (Sustainable School) Program Award encourages all National schools in Malaysia to initiate and establish sustainable features in their school. Our very own SK Sri Kelana, the 1st SMART Ranger School in Malaysia, has won the State level competition and is now competing with 13 other…
IN conjunction with the World Rivers Day 2010, an educational event was held at Sungai Pencala in Taman Rimba Kiara, Kuala Lumur, on Saturday. Organised by Global Environment Centre (GEC) together with Malaysian Country Water Partnership (MyCWP), the event was supported by the Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Novozymes…
On a surprisingly cool Sunday afternoon, 120 IDS Malaysia staff volunteers sacrificed their day off and got down to some serious work of planting 2000 mangrove seedlings on Beting Labu Lemak, a newly formed island off the Klang Island Forest Reserve. Leading by example, Country Managing Director, Ong Chong Beng, was enthusiastic and encouraged his…
A brief blog post by a participant from the TH!NK ABOUT IT European Blogging Competition about GEC’s project sites. Peat Poverty It’s hot and incredibly humid, and very green. Armed with water, anti-mosquito spray and cameras, we’re walking in the Raja Musa Forest Reserve. Here, the Global Environment Centre (GEC) is busy rehabilitating devastated peat forests. Volunteers, organised via…
KUALA LUMPUR: A survey by a leading international magazine apportioning marks for quality of life, economic dynamism and education has placed Malaysia 37th in the “Best Countries in the World”. Already industry representatives were yesterday looking forward to an even better showing in the future. “I hope Malaysia will be in the top 10 in the…
Live radio interview with Dr. Kalithasan on water, rivers and the W.A.T.E.R. Project Malaysian rivers aren’t doing too well, and Malaysian citizens are very much to blame for this. Dr. K. Kalithasan, Coordinator of the River Care Programme at Global Environment Centre (GEC) helps paint a clearer picture of current state most of our Malaysian…
Live radio interview with Suzana Mohkeri The Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest Reserve has, over the past ten years, seen more than 500 hectares of the reserve illegally cleared and burnt for farming activities. This has caused major environmental hazards such as haze and the release of thousands of tonnes of greenhouses gases, which contribute…
SEKOLAH Menengah Sungai Way, Petaling Jaya was buzzing with activities during the 2010 River Carnival. The carnival was aimed at educating and engaging the public on how to work together to clean up urban rivers in a fun and exciting way. People young and old came as early as 8am to the carnival, where some…