Category: Environment EN

CAP is concerned of pollution from pig waste and head in some areas in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan, as reported in the media recently. The pollution problem had not only caused adverse impact on the environment but also affected the lives of local residents and aquatic life in the area. Local community in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor have endured the problem of foul odour for the past 50 years....

CAP urges the Perak Forestry Department to investigate the recent incident involving the destruction of the mangrove forest reserve incident Kampung Sungai Tuntung Panchor near Beruas. We are disappointed with this incident which not only violates the law and contravenes the National Forestry Act 1984 but also threatens the environment and affects the livelihood of the local fisherman. About 500...

CAP is disappointed that no effective measures have been taken by Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) Kedah to curb the water pollution problem in Sungai Kuala Bakong in Kampung Kuala Bakong, close to Kuala Ketil. The problem is caused by the dumping of toxic factory waste which leads to an unpleasant smell in the area and has caused the fishes in the river to become almost extinct. According to a media...

Organised by Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) 17- 18 December 2013, Cititel Express Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Welcome remarks by Mr. Mohideen Abdul Kader, Council Member of Sahabat Alam Malaysia Representing President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia  Distinguished participants, Ladies and gentlemen, On behalf of the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, Tuan S.M. Mohamed Idris, it is my great pleasure to welcome...

Enforce Fisheries Act Stringently CAP and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urge the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry to not bow to pressure by trawl operators and trawl fishers in the country who protest the enforcement of a ban on trawl nets with mesh sizes of 38mm and below, that was enforced from 1 November 2013. The Ministry through the Fisheries Department and the Malaysian...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) in collaboration with Friends of the Earth Japan, Australia and South Korea released a 151-page report, ‘Sustainable’ Tropical Timber Production, Trade and Procurement', which questions the sustainability of the international tropical timber trade, the quality of forestry governance in Malaysia and existing policies and regulatory measures in Japan, South Korea and...