A Sabahan conservationist is studying the carbon sequestration from her project’s tree planting efforts in the severely logged Lower Kinabatangan River, in order to better understand and implement reforestation more effectively.
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Macaranga Joins Global Media in Demanding Urgent Climate Action
This is a joint editorial by Macaranga and global media in conjunction with the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) Energy Day.
CLIMATE change is a global problem that requires cooperation between all nations. That’s why today more than 30 newspapers and media organisations in more than 20 countries (see full list below) have taken a common view about what needs to be done.
Time is running out.
(Photo: For Malaysia to wean itself off GHG-emitting coal and other fossil fuels is critical | Pic by Nicole Fong)
Where is the Green in GE15?
ON 19 NOVEMBER, Malaysians will vote for our next federal government – and state governments too, for some.
From declaring a climate emergency to stopping deforestation, different groups are demanding that political candidates and parties include environmental and climate commitments in their GE15 manifestos. Here’s an evolving list of the demands compiled by Macaranga.
To help you evaluate, we also include evaluations by groups and a list of the specifical environmental / climate promises in the manifestos of the main political coalitions in Peninsular Malaysa, Sarawak and Sabah. There are links to some commentary/analysis as well.
You can do more than just read. You can make your demands to the candidates, and you can monitor candidates’ positions on environmental issues.
At the bottom of this page, use the templates of letters to send to candidates. Also check out #UndiIklim, an attempt still underway to rank candidates in terms of climate and environmental issues and policies.
(Feature photo: SL Wong)
填海造地是通往生态灾害的途径
Reklamasi: Gerbang kepada Bencana Ekologi
Reclamations Gateway to Ecological Disaster
Tiga Cerita Tentang Tanah dan Air
Tiga Cerita Tentang Tanah dan air
TANAH AIR, gelaran bumi pertiwi dalam Bahasa Melayu, terdiri daripada perkataan ‘tanah’ dan ‘air’, masing-masing melambangkan tempat asal dan sumber. Tanah dan air menyumbang kepada kesinambungan manusia.
Di tanah air pula, kita saling bertaut dengan pelbagai cara: sebagai negara dan warganegara, melalui wadah nyata dan bayangan, dan di himpunan kolektif serta perkongsian dari individu ke individu.
Namun, hakikatnya kekal bahawa tanah dan air ditadbir oleh pihak berkuasa negara. Di kala bencana, ribut badai dan perubahan, adakah sistem tadbir urus kita cukup teguh?
Setiap keputusan yang diambil mengedepankan kepentingan siapa? Apa ciri yang berfungsi, dan apa pula yang menggagalkan?
Di 3 kisah yang dikongsi, Projek Khas ini meneliti bagaimana sistem tadbir urus di Malaysia meninggalkan impak ke atas manusia dan alam sekitar, selain isu dan tindakan yang berkenaan. Semua kisah berakhir dengan pertanyaan: adakah penyelesaian yang digunapakai berkesan?
气候危机风暴在饭碗里涌动
土地与水，故事三则
土地与水，故事三则
TANAH AIR，在马来语中是指祖国，字面意思是 “土地 “和 “水”。我们在很多方面——作为一个国家和公民；通过实际和想象；集体和个人——都与这两者有联系。
但现实是，tanah 和 air 都由国家管理的。在这个充满灾难、动荡和变化的时代，我们的治理是否足够好？决策是为了谁的利益？哪些是有效的，哪些是无效的？
这个特别项目通过3个报道探讨了马来西亚的治理是如何影响人类和自然的，以及相关的担忧和行动。最终，我们要问：我们的解决方案是真实的吗？
