Tag Archives: environment Malaysia
Locals Feeling Loss of Wild Pigs
Where Are All The Sabah Pigs?
Landscapes in Limestone
The True Value of Limestone
What It Takes to Manage Landslides
Menggunakan Parang untuk Menyambungkan Hutan
Wielding Parangs to Grow a forest
Mapping Every Hill
Interviewed: Dr Liew Thor Seng, biologist [thorseng@ums.edu.my]
IF YOU don’t know where all the limestone hills are, how will you know which to protect, which to quarry? Moreover, if you want to protect them, which ones do you begin with?
Well, decision-makers now have at their fingertips, Malaysia’s most comprehensive database and map of limestone hills.
(Photo: Screen capture of the online gazetteer showing details of limestone outcrop of interest in Malaysia | Courtesy of Liew Thor Seng)
Plastics in the Body A Worrying Trend
Microplastics are now found in more parts of the human body, writes Professor Dr Lee Yeong Yeh, whose team confirmed the presence of plastics in Malaysians’ bowels. What does this mean?
THIS YEAR, scientists found plastic in the human placenta. This discovery highlights the extent to which plastic permeates our bodies. It should make us very concerned.
By now, it is quite common knowledge that microplastics – smaller than a papaya seed – are ubiquitous in the human food chain, especially seafood and drinking water. This has been shown in many studies, including those in Malaysia.
(Photo: Plastic is entering human bodies when we consume water and seafood. Marine plastic pollution must be tackled, beach cleanups being one way. | Pic by SL Wong)