Category: Environment EN

  We need to plant many more native trees in urban spaces, and better protect and value existing ones. This helps nature and wildlife. It reduces floods, pollution and urban heating. And it improves our lives. Source: Little Green Space

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) welcomes the launch by the Prime Minister of the National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR) Phase 2 on 29 August 2023. We commend the government for being proactive in charting the roadmap in our energy transition that reduces our dependence on fossil fuels as we move towards a low carbon economy. The setting up of the RM 2 billion seed fund for the National Energy...

The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) strongly appeal to both the Federal and State governments not to proceed with the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project. We deeply regret to learn that the State government has just revealed that the work on the project will start today, 1st September, after the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the project was...

If the heat bothers you, plant a tree. If the water bothers you, plant a tree. If you like fruit, plant a tree. If you like birds, plant a tree And if you like life, plant many trees. Source: Green is a Mission  

Strategic placement of trees around property can act as natural air conditioners, providing shade that shields buildings and homes from direct sunlight. It is reported that a mature shade tree can block up to 90% of solar radiation, which could translate to a significant reduction in your home cooling cost. On hot days, some large trees can pull hundreds of gallons of water through their leaves....

A growing body of evidence suggests that wildfire smoke raises the risk of neurological diseases, as well as harming the lungs, kidney, and other organs. Scientists know that wildfire smoke can exacerbate conditions like asthma and COPD, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, hinder concentration, reduce the body’s ability to fight infections, and cause inflammation targeting...

Did you know that the world’s ocean is polluted by a “plastic smog” made up of an estimated 171 trillion plastic particles that if gathered would weigh around 2.3 million tons? Source: UN Biodiversity  

“Our window for climate action is closing rapidly. This is Code Red for humanity. To combat climate change and its impacts by 2030, urgent and transformative action is needed.” ~ Global Goals  

Humans produce more than 400 million metric tons of plastic annually, with much of it clogging our oceans.  New research illuminates just how damaging this can be to seabirds, including scarring, inflammation and organ failure. To a bird, fish or other creature, plastic may resemble food and they may swallow it, not knowing any better. But depending on their size and shape, plastic chunks can...