Category: Environment EN

CAP urges the Kedah Fisheries Department and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to take immediate action to overcome the serious threat of push nets, purse seines and illegal trawlers in the state. The problem has become more serious and affects the daily income of more than 2,000 fishermen here as their catches of fish and prawns have declined. CAP’s survey and interview with fishers...

We refer to the report that MOSTI (Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation) and AELB (Atomic Energy Licensing Board) are applying another two conditions to Lynas and in relation to the PSC report due to be tabled to the Parliament tomorrow. We urgently request that the following questions be addressed: 1. MOSTI and AELB should clarify about the specifics of the immoblisation mechanism...

CAP urges the Kedah state government to immediately stop logging and exploitation of the forest reserve in Gunung Inas, Baling as it has potential to cause adverse impacts to the environment and socio-economy of the locals.  Furthermore the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the proposed project has yet to be approved by the Department of Environment (DOE). 5,000 hectares of forest here...

 Over the past few years, hills in Penang have been slowly losing their green lustre and now blemished with concrete buildings. Houses and high-rise buildings have cropped up in the hill slopes in Paya Terubong, Sungai Ara, Tanjung Bungah, Bukit Gambier, Bukit Jambul, Batu Ferringhi, etc. Hills serve a variety of important ecological functions ranging from regulating the microclimate to...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is disappointed with the Perak State Government for not taking serious measures to protect and conserve the Permanent Reserved Forests (PRF) and other natural protected areas in the State even though the Menteri Besar of Perak had made a commitment during the 41st World Forestry Day national level celebration on 21 March 2012. SAM had previously submitted a few letters...

The Malaysian Coalition Against Nuclear (MY-CAN) of which the CAP, Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Third World Network and the Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility are members of, invites all concerned citizens of Malaysia (read on to know why you should be concerned about our government going nuclear), to attend the launch of our Nationwide Signature Campaign Against Nuclear Power Plants in...

We refer to the news item in which the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin was quoted as saying ‘There may come a time when we may have to turn to nuclear power. But the government hasn’t decided on that yet’ (‘Nuclear Power “an option” ’, NST 27 March 2012 p3). This appears to contradict the government’s clearly stated aim of ‘Deploying Nuclear Energy for...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges all state governments to take immediate measures  to gazette all  Permanent Reserved Forests that have been identified as water catchment areas in the country in line with the decision by the National Land Council. This call is to avoid damaging activities such as deforestation and other encroachment, upstream of the water catchment areas as it would be...

CAP urges the Perak State Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry to thoroughly investigate the Arowana culture project in Bukit Merah in Kerian District.   We had previously revealed that laws were being flouted since the project commenced 10 years ago. The Arowana culture project in a productive rice-growing area has also brought about negative impacts to the...