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50,000 March in Brazil to Celebrate Death of Fossil Fuel Industry at COP30

Lai Cheng November 19, 2025 0 Comments

“It is time to put these old fuels where they belong—in the ground of history.” An estimated 50,000 people took to the streets of Belém do Pará, Brazil, on Saturday to demonstrate outside the halls of the United Nations annual climate summit, holding a “Great People’s March” and makeshift “Funeral for Fossil Fuels” as they demanded a just transition toward a more renewable...

WHY NATURE CONSERVATION MATTERS

Lai Cheng November 17, 2025 0 Comments

It takes only minutes to cut down a forest, drain a wetland, or clear a grassland. But restoring what was lost isn’t measured in days or months – it’s measured in decades, sometimes centuries. A tree can be felled in seconds, but a healthy mature forest takes generations to grow. Wildlife displaced today may never return. Soil that’s stripped or compacted can take a lifetime to heal....

Microorganisms: The Invisible Forces Sustaining Life and the Climate

Lai Cheng November 17, 2025 0 Comments

Most people, apart from those in the scientific community, have very limited knowledge and understanding of the crucial role that microorganisms play in enabling life on Earth to exist. Unlike other living things that can be seen and heard, microorganisms are invisible to the naked eye. As the earliest forms of life, they are found everywhere on the planet, from the frozen reaches of the Arctic...

PROTECT EARTH’S TWO LUNGS

Lai Cheng November 11, 2025 0 Comments

Two Lungs. One Earth. One Future. In this striking image, Earth’s lungs take form – one thriving with green forests, the other alive with coral reefs and marine life. Together, they symbolise the delicate balance that sustains life on our planet. Forests and oceans aren’t just natural beauty – they are our planet’s life support systems. They breathe for us, purify the air, regulate the...

Warming Planet

Lai Cheng October 28, 2025 0 Comments

MOSQUITOES DISCOVERED IN ICELAND FOR FIRST TIME For the first time ever, mosquitoes have reached Iceland – a country long thought too cold for these buzzing pests. Scientists say this could be a direct result of rising global temperatures – creating conditions warm enough for mosquitoes to survive in places once far too cold. Experts are calling it a wake-up call for the world. If insects...

NATURE’S RESILIENCE

Lai Cheng October 15, 2025 0 Comments

Flowers Bloom in World’s Driest Desert It sounds unlikely, but it’s true – flowers have bloomed across Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth. This rare event is called desierto florido, or “flowering desert”. It usually happens when unexpected rainfall follows long dry spells, often linked to El Niño weather patterns. The Atacama gets less than 15 mm of rain per...

WE MAY BE THE LAST GENERATION TO SEE FIREFLIES

Lai Cheng October 13, 2025 0 Comments

In recent years, many people have noticed that fireflies are becoming harder to spot. These beautiful insects light up the night sky with their glowing bodies, but their numbers are decreasing fast. This decline is mainly due to changes in the environment, like pollution, loss of natural habitats, and the use of chemicals in farming. As we continue to change our world, we may be the last...

How Global Warming Affects Coral Reefs

Lai Cheng October 9, 2025 0 Comments

Human-made global warming has a big effect on the ocean. Rising temperatures put marine life and coastal ecosystems at risk of irreversible loss. Today, widespread changes have been observed, including damage to coral reefs and mangroves that support ocean life, and migration of species to higher altitudes and altitudes where the water could be cooler. Loss of marine biodiversity is another...

A Strong Call for Climate Justice

Lai Cheng October 1, 2025 0 Comments

SINKING INDONESIAN ISLAND SUES CLIMATE POLLUTERS A crucial preliminary court hearing took place in a lawsuit filed by four Pulau Pari residents against Holcim, the Swiss cement giant, according to The Guardian. The residents of this 4-km-long island, which is just about 3 metres above sea level and has already lost 11% of its land underwater, filed the civil lawsuit at a Swiss court in July 2022,...

Green Action Week 2025

Lai Cheng September 30, 2025 0 Comments

The Seed of Change: A FAMILY’S JOURNEY WITH CAP Sometimes change begins with the smallest spark. For me, that spark was lit about 12 years ago, when I attended my first programme by the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP). It was an eye-opening session that made me see ordinary things in a completely new light. For the first time, I understood the hidden effects of everyday items like white...

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