Category: Environment EN

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Penang government to scrap the reclamation project which is proposed at Permatang Damar Laut near Batu Maung here as it will affect the environment, life and livelihood of 300 coastal fishers in this area. In our survey, CAP found that in addition to coastal fishing zone becoming narrower, the fishing village and forest along Pantai Indah here...

Seed is a farmer’s most essential input. For thousands of years farm communities have been observing, selecting, nurturing, breeding and saving seed. Yet, in the last century there has been a dramatic decrease in global seed diversity, of which the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported in 2010 that 75% of the world’s crop diversity had already been lost. The erosion of...

The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Perak government to take immediate action to resolve the causes that led to the overflow of the Perak River and flash floods that often hit several villages near the river. Although the problem is longstanding until now no effective action has been taken to resolve it. Hence the problem has recurred whereby lives of villagers from 10 villages...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) are concerned that the Department of Environment’s (DOE) requirement that the project proponent of three road packages in Penang Island only needs to submit a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) would mean that the public will not have an opportunity to review the EIA report and provide their feedback....

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Melaka state government to investigate and take immediate action to resolve the various problems faced by thousands of coastal fishermen in this state following coastal reclamation projects surrounding the city. Among the problems faced by the fishers are the fishing area has been affected and diminished, marine pollution, sedimentation of mud and sand,...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) urges the Municipal Council of Seberang Perai (Majlis Perbandaran Seberang Perai - MPSP) to pay serious attention and take immediate action to solve river pollution caused by dumping of rubbish and discharge of industrial waste in Seberang Perai. The issue that has dragged on for so long in the region not only causes bad odour but also threatens the...