Sabah First in Asia to ban Shark Trade

Campaign heats up to save millions of sharks from being killed for foodBy Oliver Majaham Pictures by Ille Tugimin  Sharks evolved 400m years ago to keep oceans healthy. As predators, they rule the underwater world. But they are losing a battle against man. The latest score: Sharks have killed 13 people so far this year. Man kills 73m of them every year largely for their fins which are turned...

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Biomass can produce new high value industries: Najib

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak said yesterday the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti), along with BiotechCorp and related agencies will roll out a Bioeconomy roadmap for Malaysia by...

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Sabah developers interested on green buildings

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah developers are keen to participate in green building development after getting a clearer picture of the costs involved. Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association president Datuk Susan Wong said it...

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REDD-plus action in Sabah

PARTICIPANTS at the two-day Heart of Borneo (H0B) international conference on green economy in Kota Kinabalu (Nov 15-16) witnessed the signing of a Note of Cooperation between the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) and the Malaysian...

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WWF launches green business network

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has launched the Malaysian chapter of its Heart of Borneo Green Business Network, a new initiative for rallying the private sector towards conserving and protecting the environment. WWF-Malaysia...

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Forms Of Green Technology

Green technology can come in many different types. These are the three most substantial ones: Energy, Building and Purchasing. Green Energy is the generated energy from green sources like wind, tide and solar. The advantages of these...

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Green economy the way to go

CM Musa Aman claims the green economy is a win-win arrangement which benefits both the environment and the economy through well managed utilization of the natural environment which will in turn allows the conservation of the natural...

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Solar Hybrid System - Great Green Technology

Solar hybrid system is one of the way that practising green technology. The sun becomes the main source to supply the energy and solar hybrid system helps in converting the sun's rays into electricity. That is why they are more green...

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Solar Hybrid System for Villages

The Sabah State Government had recently provided Kampung Tanjung Batu Latu and Kampung Tanjung Batu Darat with continuous electricity through the constructions of a solar hybrid system. The System comprises of a solar farm and battery...

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Green Economy Initiatives in Sabah

The state government receives compliment for taking pro-active steps and a leading role in promoting a green economy while exploring the potential of implementing it in Sabah.  Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment...

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Sabah's success in forestry protection

Chief Minister Musa Aman said that Sabah has achieved remarkable success in protecting its forests and biodiversity through the implementation of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) The SFM's approach that prioritised knowledge,...

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Cleanliness is a Shared Responsibility

Conveying the message at a gotong-royong to clean up the beach,  Mayor Datuk Abidin Madingkir said a lot of public complaints on the unsatisfactory cleanliness level at Anjung Perdana, especially the smelly drains has been made...

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EU can help support Renewable Energy Development

During the Dinner Reception for a visiting EU delegation in Sabah, CM Datuk Seri Musa Aman has called for support from the European Nation to help develop renewable energy and green technologies in Sabah. The power supply issue is...

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Best Future Bet - Green Economy

Sabah State Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman stated his confidence that providing new job can improve public standard of living through green economy that is based on ecological economies and sustainable development. Renewable...

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Sabah going Green

It's good to hear from the Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman that Sabah is leading the way in renewable energy with various sustainable power generation projects. For instance, the state owned POIC Sdn Bhd was developing a RM280 million...

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Intensifying the Green Effort in Sabah

The state government  of Sabah, Malaysia is set to intensify its green effort and bring more value to its conservation efforts in the state. The effort, which is envisioned in the "Heart of Borneo" initiative, was mooted by...

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