Of fires, smog, cash crops, ill health and the other side of investments, deforestation

Investments are good for a country, both foreign and domestic. But are all projects from investments…

David Attenborough receives UN’s Champions of the Earth Award

NAIROBI, April 21 – Renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough is the recipient of the Champions of the…

Not enough is being done to cut CO2 emissions

KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 – Half measures will not halve emissions, said Executive Director of United…

IPCC finds the world has its best chance yet to slash emissions – if it seizes the opportunity

The world has its best chance yet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, but hard and…

Continuous patrolling key to keeping at bay poachers of Malayan tigers – Rimau President

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 – Poaching remains the single largest threat for the survival of the…

ADB invests in TAFF2 to promote sustainable forestry, enhance biodiversity

MANILA, March 3 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $15 million equity investment…

Sayangi Alam welcomes King’s decree to prioritise environment, hopes govt will do more

KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 – A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Sayangi Alam, has welcomed the…

King: Prioritise environment, retain at least 50 percent forest cover

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 – The country should aim to retain at least 50 percent of…

Western Sumatra Earthquake tremors felt in KL

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 – The social media was rife with many people in Kuala Lumpur…

More wildfires seen ahead, preventing them is key – Report

NAIROBI, Feb 23 – Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and…

Any Development In Bukit Kiara Will Impact one of KL’s Final Green Lungs – Activist

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 4 – The Friends of Bukit Kiara (FoBK), which recently welcomed the court’s…

Speed up gazetting back Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve – Activist

SHAH ALAM, Jan 21 – A group of environmentalists who had fought to stop the degazettement…

Logging in Kuala Raka forest reserve despite ban – Bilut assemblyman

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 – Logging activity has been rampant in the Kuala Raka forest reserve…

You’ll never know what can hit you!

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 – “You can never know what can hit you…or your car these…

Entering 2022 with unfinished businesses 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 1 – Malaysians have entered 2022, but what kind of information or rather…

MACC must investigate the use of 6 flood retention ponds for development – Hannah Yeoh

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has been called to respond within 24…

Malaysia Needs To Pass Climate Change Act To Keep Pledges Made In COP26

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 – If the Malaysian government is serious about the country’s climate change…

Land & Carbon Lab takes land, forest monitoring to new depths

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 – The ability to analyse a faraway land and all that it…

COP26: 105 countries pledge to halt, reverse forest loss, land degradation by 2030

GLASGOW, Nov 2 – Leaders of more than 100 countries at the United Nations Climate Change…

Budget 2022: Voluntary Carbon Market, allocation of RM450 mln, more forest officers as steps for environment care

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – With Malaysia’s commitment towards being carbon neutral by 2050, in line…

What is COP26 and why does the fate of Earth, and Australia’s prosperity, depend on it?

By Wesley Morgan, Griffith University In just over two weeks, more than 100 world leaders will…

Earthquakes don’t kill people; buildings do. And those lovely decorative bits are the first to fall

By Ann L Brower, University of Canterbury News of Melbourne’s earthquake today made my left leg…

Not Act of God But Overdevelopment Cause For Many “Natural” Calamities

It is not the retreats taken by nature lovers to meditate in some nice spot in…

Naturalist sees more landslides ahead

SUBANG JAYA, Sept 19 – With the rainy season and coming monsoon period, it will not…