7,024 hectares of forest reserves reclassified for natives

March 29, 2012THOUSANDS of hectares of forest reserves will be reclassified to allow them to be used for agricultural and residential purposes by the natives.This was made possible after the State Assembly yesterday unanimously...

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Harvesting of shark fins continues...

Harvesting of shark fins continues... Kota Kinabalu: Sabah is in the forefront of the move in this country to impose a ban on shark hunting and finning with State Culture, Tourism and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun announcing the same last October. But fishermen and marine products traders near the Filipino market in Sinsuran either do not know or simply choose to ignore it....

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Sawit launches first biogas plant

Tawau: Sawit Kinabalu Group on Thursday officially launched its first biogas power plant at its Apas Balung estate refinery here, which has proven very effective in reducing the estate's electricity cost. Chief Minister Datuk...

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Another way to help save rainforests - Sabah ‘biobank’

A RM15 donation will go a long way in helping to restore and protect critical wildlife habitat and forest ecosystems in Sabah. KOTA KINABALU: After years of watching their precious rainforests disappear due to logging and now oil...

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Shark hunting ban should come first, not sanctuary: Masidi

Shark hunting ban should come first, not sanctuary: Masidi He said the proposed sanctuary would lack bite if legislation to fully ban shark hunting was not in place.Kota Kinabalu: State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister...

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70pc of city rubbish thrown from autos

Kota Kinabalu: State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said 70pc of rubbish in the city comes from moving vehicles and it gets worse when certain fruits are in season. The mentality of the public...

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Joint application of Danum, Maliau and Imbak for Heritage status

Kota Kinabalu: Preliminary work on nominating Danum Valley, Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon as a World Heritage Site, has begun following a one-day workshop organized by the Sabah Foundation, here, Tuesday. The workshop called Nomination...

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UMS to collaborate with Japanese varsity on marine science, aquaculture

 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) on Tuesday took another step on marine conservation through its collaboration with Kinki University of Japan to initiate an international seminar on marine science and aquaculture. UMS...

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Dept: 60pc of Sabah is still forested

Despite extensive landscape changes in the past, including the introduction of agriculture to reverse the over-dependence on timber, some 60 per cent of Sabah still remains under forest cover, State Forestry Department Director Datuk...

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