Category: Environment EN

  22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Malaysia, is a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and is one of the most megadiverse countries, ranking 12th in the world, according to the National Biodiversity Index, that is based on estimates of the country’s richness and endemism in relation to some classes of plants and animals. If we are proud of this...

 Trash Landing on You: Uncovering the dirty business of the global waste trade 19 May 2021 - The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) Asia Pacific together with #breakfreefromplastic held a media briefing today on the ongoing plastic waste trade. With speakers from both receiving and exporting countries, the event is a deep dive into the environmental and social issues brought...

Click here to buy: CAP BOOKS STOREWIDE PROMOTION 20 Apr-20May 30% discount. Visit the CAP bookshop at Book size: 145 x210 mm Pages: 20 The guidebook provides some basic knowledge about common pests in our garden and the role of predator insects in managing them. It also gives tips on making of simple pest control solutions and ways to attract beneficial insects to our garden. CONTENTS Insects /...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Penang state and local authorities to check on the hill land clearing in Batu Ferringhi, off Persiaran Sungai Emas 3 here.  SAM’s field investigation upon receiving a complaint revealed that the hill slope here is being terraced, most probably for agriculture purposes. The complainant had sent us screenshots from the Google Earth app which clearly showed...

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) urges the Seberang Perai City Council, Department of Environment, Department of Irrigation and Drainage,  Seberang Perai Tengah District & Land Office to conduct an investigation of the factories operating in the Seri Juru Industrial Park, specifically with regards to their license to operate, the status of land ownership,  drainage system and whether the...

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Break Free From Plastic There is inequality in how the plastic crisis affects different groups of people. This is apparent in clusters based on race, age, and even sex. Women are likely to be more affected by plastic pollution, according to research by Heinrich Böll HK. In the Plastic Atlas Asia, they write that due to biological differences between males and females. The atlas also shows...

It is Earth Day on April 22.  It is a day to remember Mother Earth and how we treat her. It is not enough to dedicate one day in a year to remember her if we are to save her. We must remember her every day, and put the environment and ecology at the centre of decision-making, if we are to prevent future calamities that result in catastrophic economic impacts. Once again, Earth Day is happening...

 In the international climate discourse, the goal of countries embracing net zero emissions reductions by 2050 has been heralded as showing high ambition. Coming from the highest official in the United Nations, viz. the Secretary-General, António Guterres himself, the general public can be forgiven into thinking that net zero emissions reductions by the world’s major ‘emitters’ will...