Peatland rangers to the rescue
“Selangor is home to the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest, one of Malaysia’s largest remaining peat swamp forests covering more than 80,000 hectares. We need to protect and restore our peatlands as a nature-based solution to climate ... Read More >
29-Aug-2021
| Conservation
HEINEKEN Malaysia Balanced More Than 100% of Water Used
Dr. Kalithasan Kailasam, Manager for the RIVER Care Programme of GEC, lauded HEINEKEN Malaysia on the significant milestone: “This is truly a commendable and encouraging development on the path of water stewardship." Read More >
11-Aug-2021
| Water
Support for listing of eighth mangrove site
GEC director Faizal Parish described the move as timely because over the recent years, the mangroves along the coastline had degraded with coastal erosion becoming a serious concern. Read More >
29-Jun-2021
| Conservation
‘Rebuild natural support system for our planet’
IN CONJUNCTION with World Environment Day celebrated this month, Global Environment Centre (GEC) hosted a web forum titled Ecosystem Restoration Journey that was in line with the theme for the year, "Ecosystem Restoration".
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14-Jun-2021
| World Environment Day 2021
Stop exploitation of critical ecosystems
THE Global Environment Centre (GEC) has called on Malaysia to maintain vigilance against the encroachment and illegal harvesting of the country’s natural resources, and prevent peatland, forest fires, river pollution and water wastage in the ... Read More >
08-Jun-2021
| World Environment Day 2021
`STAY VIGILANT AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS’
The Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish said the Covid-19 pandemic had exposed how vulnerable the nation was to the degradation of ecosystems. Read More >
05-Jun-2021
| World Environment Day 2021
Lack of enforcement causing more environmental damage, says group
Speaking to FMT in conjunction with World Environment Day today, the Global Environment Centre (GEC) noted that state revenue had taken a hit from economic restrictions, with their budgets also dented due to stimulus packages, increased ... Read More >
05-Jun-2021
| World Environment Day 2021
NGOs: Move to gazette geosites needs fine-tuning
Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish said that while the proposal “sounds very positive”, the state government should do more to protect the existing parks and forests. “For example, it has allocated very little resources towards ... Read More >
25-May-2021
| Forest