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Sabah’s first pro-conservation pontoon, the Borneo Reef World (BRW), is set between Pulau Gaya and Pulau Sapi. The BRW marine biologist Tulasiramanan Ramachandram said the design and specification of this pontoon is of the same...
Friday, November 30, 2012
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Studying Borneon jumbo's origin
Kota Kinabalu: Bornean elephants show low genetic diversity that can impact on their survival to a threatened habitat.
This was one of the main conclusions in a recent paper published in the
scientific journal PLOS ONE...
Malaysia established Green Court to handle environmental cases
Read the title and one thing comes to mind: Our very own polluted rivers in the Palm Oil heavily planted east of Sabah.
If you've been following the coverage on
Daily Express the last
couple of month or so, you will remember that palm oil factories are the
biggest culprits in polluting the river. Is it a crime to, say, pollute
the river? Or is it an offence to cut down the Trig Hill...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Malaysian government pledges support for continued conservation of Heart of Borneo
Minister Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Kurup, deputy Federal
Minister for Natural Resources and Environment, at the closing ceremony
of the International Conference on Heart of Borneo.
“The conservation of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) forests is a matter of
major local, national, regional and international concern because of the
diversity of its unique array of plants and animals.”
So...
No Plastic Bottle at World Water Day, Sabah
This is the first ever State Level
World Water Day (WWD) in Kita Kinabalu, co-organised by Jabatan Air
Negeri Sabah, Jabatan Kerja Raya Sabah, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran
Sabah and The Institution of Engineers Malaysia Sabah Branch.
A series of related entries will
be following shortly but just for eye opener, I'll share some
introductory facts about the theme - Water and Food Security....
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Global appetite for palm oil raises environmental, humanitarian concerns
LAHAD DATU, Malaysia: Twenty-five years ago, Lahad Datu was just
another sleepy port town on the fringe of Malaysian Borneo, frequented
by traders, sea gypsies and the occasional pirate gang.
These days, big money is flowing into banks and construction
projects that have multiplied in the city centre, where a gaudy silver
statue honours the cash crop that put the former backwater on the map:...
Product Presentation on Automated Waste Collection System (AWCS) by STREAM Environment Group of Companies
A talk on Automated Waste Collection System was organized by the
Chapter on Saturday, 24 November 2012 at PAM Mini Auditorium. 30
attendees comprising of professional architects, engineers and
architectural graduates attended...
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Orang utan population up by 20% in Sabah’s protected forests
KOTA KINABALU: Orang utan population within totally protected areas
has increased by over 20 percent in Sabah's lower Kinabatangan since the
first census was done seven years ago.
The number of orang
utans orang-utans living...
More focused environmental policy for Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: The State government is in the process of formulating a more focused and clear environmental policy for Sabah.
It will be a standard operating procedure by the State government to
manage the impact of human on the environment with a view to prevent,
reduce or mitigate harmful effects on the environment and natural
resources, said Tourism, Culture & Environment Minister...
Friday, November 23, 2012
Experts: Orang Utan decline began 2,000 years ago
KOTA KINABALU: The decline in Borneo’s orang utan population is not
just due to recent deforestation but a phenomenon that could have
started over 2,000 years ago, a research found.
A scientific paper published in the PLOS...
Letting our forests heal
When the Chief Minister who is also the state’s Minister of Finance presented the state’s 2010 budget he told the state assembly that Sabah’s forest revenue would be below RM100.00 million in 2010, for the first time since 1972. He said Sabah's timber production ...
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Yayasan, Forestry identifying future forest protection areas
Kota Kinabalu: Yayasan Sabah and the Forestry Department will
continue to identify "new" areas for legislative protection against
future logging, alienation or development, in addition to those already
gazetted.
This...
New Species Found in the Heart of Borneo
By Poppy Simon
With frequent news about drowning polar bears, rainforest destruction
and virulent diseases, biology may seem like a depressing subject.
However recent species-hunting expeditions show that there is still hope
for the animal kingdom. In September came the exciting news that a new
species of monkey, the Lesula, had been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Want to Save the Trees? Try Paying People Not to Chop Them Down.
By Thomas Kostigen
Far from the last knock of civilization in the Borneo jungle, I trudge along the Malaysian border with Indonesia. Here, together with two Iban tribesmen and a guide—all of us caked in mud and sweat—I come...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Push for green technology
CAREFUL PLANNING: Effect on environment must be taken into account, says CM Push for green technology
KOTA KINABALU: SABAH is moving towards becoming an eco-friendly state that emphasises the "Green Cities" development concept. This is in line with the government's effort in implementing the use of green technology, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman. However, development must not be...
Monday, November 19, 2012
KK Talk – Wed, 28th Nov – Conserving Imbak Canyon – A Yayasan-Petronas Partnership
YAYASAN SABAH manages three conservation areas namely Danum Valley,
Maliau Basin & Imbak Canyon, all of which have been designated a
Class I (Protection) FR by the Sabah State Government.
This presentation focuses on Imbak...
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Most of Bornean orang-utans live outside protected areas
KOTA KINABALU: A recent study published in the
scientific journal PLoS One by researchers working in Malaysia and
Indonesia shows that about 80 per cent of the Bornean orang-utans live
outside protected areas.
Using data collected over 21 years by 24
different teams from Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan the paper provides an
overview of the orang-utan situation for Borneo as a whole.
“This
...
Wildlife Conservation In Managed Forests – International Cooperation
On Monday, 7th February 2011, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the State Government of Sabah (Malaysia), represented by the Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) and the Leibniz Institute ...
Friday, November 16, 2012
Firm prevents wiping out of sea cucumbers
Kota Kinabalu: The hatchery complex built by Borneo Green Aquaculture Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian incorporated company and member of Borneo Green Group, in Sabandar, recorded a successful spawning in October last year.Its financial adviser...
Thursday, November 15, 2012
A Tripartite Agreement to promote scientific research
Picture
shows Tun Jeanne Abdullah, Chairperson of Tropical Rainforest
Conservation and Research Centre, Professor Shigeyuki Baba of the
international society for mangrove eccosystem and Professor Hirosuke Oku
of the tropical biosphere research centre, University of Ryukyus
(Riukyu) Japan signing the MOU witnessed by Dr. Yee Moh Chai
representing the Chief Minister, and former Prime Minister...
EIA approved for Petronas LNG re-gasification terminal in Lahad Datu
KOTA KINABALU: The project to build a liquefied natural gas re-gasification terminal in Lahad Datu by Petronas has an approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report.Minister of Industrial Development, Datuk Raymond Tan, said...
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