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Transformative Cities People’s Choice Award 2022

Lai Cheng December 16, 2022 0 Comments
WINNERS ANNOUNCED Thank you to everyone who voted and celebrated the #TransformativeCities with us from all across the world! The award had a record-breaking reach, with over 16,000 people voting in the People's Choice Award, more than 50 media reports, and dozens of local events. Together we were able to highlight inspiring stories of change and share transformative practices with tens of...
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90 Civil Society Groups Call on China to Protect Biodiversity in its Overseas Investments

Lai Cheng December 16, 2022 0 Comments
On December 15, 2022, 90 civil society groups from Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the world called on Chinese authorities and actors to protect biodiversity and people in its overseas investments. As China is chairing the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP) currently underway this month, civil society and impacted communities voiced concerns that...
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THE COLLAPSE OF INSECTS

Lai Cheng December 15, 2022 0 Comments
The world has lost 5% to 10% of all insect species in the last 150 years — or between 250,000 and 500,000 species, according to a Feb 2020 study in the journal Biological Conservation. Those losses are continuing, though estimates vary due to patchy data. (@ClimateBen) As human activities rapidly transform the planet, the global insect population is declining at an unprecedented rate of up to...
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“AGROECOLOGY FOR ALL: Initiatives in Malaysia” – EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Lai Cheng December 6, 2022 0 Comments
SMK CONVENT BUTTERWORTH: Green Activities Produce Environmentally Conscious Students The students of SMK Convent Butterworth in Penang, through a host of go-green activities, have successfully created a garden and an amiable learning environment in their school. The environmental activities conducted by the school ensure the students are inculcated with the right values to nurture nature and...
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TRANSFORMATIVE CITIES 2021-2022 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

Lai Cheng November 23, 2022 0 Comments
Who Will Be the Winners? The Transformative Cities Award, is a unique platform and award process which celebrates inspiring stories of change. The Award is given to help popularise and disseminate the lessons and inspiration from such practices. It provides an opportunity for social movements and civil society organisations as well as progressive local governments and municipalist coalitions to...
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Objection To Mining Activities In Permanent Forest Reserves And Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Lai Cheng November 14, 2022 0 Comments
Several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), urge all State Authorities, especially in the states of Perak, Kedah, Kelantan and Pahang where mining has been reported, to prohibit mining activities in Permanent Reserved Forests (PRFs) and environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs). All State Authorities are also urged to reconsider and cancel the approval of mining operations in those areas. These...
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TEACH CHILDREN TO CARE FOR NATURE

Lai Cheng November 11, 2022 0 Comments
Nature makes kids healthier, happier and smarter. Many researchers agree that kids who play outside are happier, better at paying attention and less anxious than kids who spend more time indoors. Spending time in nature can build their confidence. There’s a lot less structure than most types of indoor play and they can choose how they interact with the nature around them. This gives them...
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WHY WE SHOULD FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE

Lai Cheng November 8, 2022 0 Comments
OUR PLANET IS BURNING because of climate change. Heatwaves have increased in frequency, intensity and duration across the world. The world is already 1.2°C warmer than pre-industrial times and every fraction of a degree counts. With 2°C of global warming we will have more intense droughts and more devastating floods, more wildfires and more storms (UNEP). “Our fragile planet is hanging by a...
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Transformative Cities

Lai Cheng October 28, 2022 0 Comments
Dear CAP supporters and friends, Thank you for voting CAP's initiative for the Transformative Cities People's Choice Award 2022. Half way through the voting process, CAP is in second place. Please circulate this link and request your friends to vote for CAP. If you haven't voted, please do before 6th November at  
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