tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post1406454500100071621..comments2023-09-19T06:07:28.751-07:00Comments on Green Sabah: Stop the River PollutionGreen Sabahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17260830765912188833noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-19663577562216296932012-09-02T21:27:47.990-07:002012-09-02T21:27:47.990-07:00oil palm plantation owners must play their role in...oil palm plantation owners must play their role in ensuring they are following the rules and regulations in managing the plantations. Getting big profits is meaningless if at the same time the environment is polluted.<br /><br />Please take action immediately to clean up the rivers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-50447142170811374052012-09-02T21:24:03.834-07:002012-09-02T21:24:03.834-07:00Agree with Datuk Masidi Manjun that oil palm plant...Agree with Datuk Masidi Manjun that oil palm plantation owners in Kinabatangan shoul fulfill their promises to ensure that river pollution problems caused by factory discharge are solved immediately. <br /><br />Stop the unethical practice that causes pollution to our rivers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-16312909238150094602012-08-29T20:45:47.393-07:002012-08-29T20:45:47.393-07:00I think Datuk Masidi Manjun need to make surprise ...I think Datuk Masidi Manjun need to make surprise inspections to ensure that the palm oil processing mills adhere to the directive..Borneo Nativehttp://sabahworldheritage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-58360990683550793872012-08-29T20:44:15.473-07:002012-08-29T20:44:15.473-07:00The deteriorating water quality in Sungai Kinabata...The deteriorating water quality in Sungai Kinabatangan is not only caused by effluents from the palm oil industry but also by irresponsible parties who dredge sand illegally from the river.Borneo Nativehttp://sabahworldheritage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-88214946309273080332012-08-29T20:42:48.234-07:002012-08-29T20:42:48.234-07:00Sungai Kinabatangan is also an important tourism p...Sungai Kinabatangan is also an important tourism product, which serves as an income-earner for local residents. Unfortunately, the river's environment is fast deteriorating. No thanks to activities originating from operations of huge oil palm estates located on both sides of its banks.Borneo Nativehttp://sabahworldheritage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-694689074092532032012-08-29T20:41:53.981-07:002012-08-29T20:41:53.981-07:00The 560km-long Sungai Kinabatangan, is the second ...The 560km-long Sungai Kinabatangan, is the second longest river in the country. It is of considerable importance in Sabah as it serves as a vital communication route for several villages in Kinabatangan district apart from being an important water catchment area.Borneo Nativehttp://sabahworldheritage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2180446098522795415.post-61971702881659247892012-08-29T20:41:00.693-07:002012-08-29T20:41:00.693-07:00The Kinabatangan’s water quality declined seriousl...The Kinabatangan’s water quality declined seriously due to sedimentation from logging in the upper catchment, pollution from agrochemical use in plantations, discharge from palm oil mills, and refuse and untreated sewage from villages and lodges along the river. Local communities who use the polluted river water are thus exposed to health risks while the survival of sensitive aquatic life is affected. Borneo Nativehttp://sabahworldheritage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com