What it Takes to Get M40s to Go Solar
As higher electricity bills make cheaper solar power more attractive, financing schemes help middle-class families overcome ownership cost barriers.
Traditional Fisher-Guardians Test Meaning of Conservation
The eviction of Bajau communities from the Tun Saharan Marine Park forefronts the tension between conservation and community rights.
Can Malaysia expand its busiest port without displacing a cultural icon?
Work on the Pulau Carey port could start in September yet Mah Meri residents know nothing, and fear loss of mangroves critical to traditions.
Fish banned in China eaten in alarming quantities in Semporna
The Humphead Wrasse is a delicacy in China but banned there, so food tourists now flock to Semporna, leading local conservationists to be concerned about over-consumption.
US Rare Earth Pacts Raise Defence and Pollution Questions
In the face of US pressure on rare earths, Lynas and Kelantan pursue plans in the shadow of global militarisation and environmental risks.
Rising Flaring at Bintulu Casts Shadow over Malaysia’s LNG Plans
Petronas is pushing ahead with a global expansion strategy despite gas supply shocks caused by to the war on Iran, and impacts on the climate and health of local communities.
Can Malaysia’s AI data centres go green?
A wave of AI server farms is turning Malaysia into Southeast Asia’s digital epicentre, but their energy and water demands are concerning.
Adopting Seahorses to Save Seagrass Meadows
An NGO discovers that volunteers are eager to find, name, and “adopt” seahorses. And when people care about seahorses, they would help protect the seagrass meadows where the seahorses live too.
It Takes a Village to Keep Fireflies Flashing
Local community guides hold the key to conserving Perak’s firefly populations, and they are doing so hand-in-hand with conservationists.
Ingrained in Culture, Songbird Competitions Reign
Community and tradition see songbird competitions in rural Kelantan prevail, even as wild birds start disappearing.
What it Takes to Get M40s to Go Solar
As higher electricity bills make cheaper solar power more attractive, financing schemes help middle-class families overcome ownership cost barriers.
Traditional Fisher-Guardians Test Meaning of Conservation
The eviction of Bajau communities from the Tun Saharan Marine Park forefronts the tension between conservation and community rights.
Can Malaysia expand its busiest port without displacing a cultural icon?
Work on the Pulau Carey port could start in September yet Mah Meri residents know nothing, and fear loss of mangroves critical to traditions.
Fish banned in China eaten in alarming quantities in Semporna
The Humphead Wrasse is a delicacy in China but banned there, so food tourists now flock to Semporna, leading local conservationists to be concerned about over-consumption.
US Rare Earth Pacts Raise Defence and Pollution Questions
In the face of US pressure on rare earths, Lynas and Kelantan pursue plans in the shadow of global militarisation and environmental risks.
Rising Flaring at Bintulu Casts Shadow over Malaysia’s LNG Plans
Petronas is pushing ahead with a global expansion strategy despite gas supply shocks caused by to the war on Iran, and impacts on the climate and health of local communities.
Can Malaysia’s AI data centres go green?
A wave of AI server farms is turning Malaysia into Southeast Asia’s digital epicentre, but their energy and water demands are concerning.
Adopting Seahorses to Save Seagrass Meadows
An NGO discovers that volunteers are eager to find, name, and “adopt” seahorses. And when people care about seahorses, they would help protect the seagrass meadows where the seahorses live too.
It Takes a Village to Keep Fireflies Flashing
Local community guides hold the key to conserving Perak’s firefly populations, and they are doing so hand-in-hand with conservationists.
Ingrained in Culture, Songbird Competitions Reign
Community and tradition see songbird competitions in rural Kelantan prevail, even as wild birds start disappearing.
From singing gibbons to plastic pollution and registration fees, Macaranga covered the major international meeting of conservationists in July 2019.
ALL ICCB 2019 REPORTS
In the Murky Waters of Brunei Bay, Turtles Feed
Where Might Oil Palm Go Next?
Talk Less, Listen More
Marine Champion Honoured With Award
How Do Turtles Like Their Sand?
ICCB: All Things Conservation
Gibbons Still Sing In Merapoh
Plastic Solutions: It’s Complicated
When Plastic Hits You In the Gut
Opportunities Seized and Missed
The dubious means by which tarantulas end up in scientists’ hands is cause for alarm.
