TNB sasar tanam 7,000 benih bakau
Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) menyasarkan menanam 7,000 anak benih bakau di Sungai Limau, Manjung, Perak dalam tempoh dua tahun sehingga Disember 2022.
Read More > 28-Jan-2021  | Mangrove 

Green groups sound alarm over disposable masks
Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish said the other worrying trend is that more disposable masks are turning up in rivers and drains. “We support the requirement of wearing masks from a public health and safety point of view. However, ...
Read More > 19-Jan-2021  |  

HSBC Amanah unveils ESG Credit Card feature
For every charitable donation made by cardholders on their HSBC Amanah Credit Cards, HSBC will donate 1.0 per cent of the charity spend to four selected local charities or non-profit organisations including Global Environment Centre (GEC)
Read More > 15-Jan-2021  | Donation 

Residents meet DBKL’s 80% target in petition against new road
Residents of Continental Heights Condominium and Taman Gembira, near Old Klang Road, were told last week they needed signatures from 80% of households for their petition to halt the road development to receive consideration.
Read More > 04-Jan-2021  | Sustainable management 

Sime Darby Foundation Backs Global Calls to Turn the Tide on Biodiversity Loss
In Peninsular Malaysia, the Foundation's collaboration with the Global Environment Centre (GEC) has planted over 20,000 trees to rehabilitate the Raja Musa Forest Reserve to maintain the ecological value of its peatlands.
Read More > 22-Dec-2020  | Sustainable management 

CRSM in state of readiness to provide disaster relief
"Our volunteers have attended two online training sessions recently: one organised by the Global Environment Centre (GEC) in June, and the other by Nadma on Dec 12," said Lim.
Read More > 17-Dec-2020  | Flood Preparedness 

Put all rivers under the federal government, says expert
Kalithasan said a one-stop agency on rivers must be led by the federal government but comprise state governments, which have a valid economic reason to want to exploit resources that could affect water catchment areas.
Read More > 15-Dec-2020  | River Care 

Mining in Ulu Muda a risk to water security, says activist
“The potential (value) is RM62 billion, but we need to be careful,” pointed out Global Environment Centre (GEC) director Faizal Parish. “If they allow mining in the catchment area, it will destroy the water supply.
Read More > 05-Dec-2020  | Sustainable management 

Coalition objects to draft plan
The proposed DUKE 2A highway would cut through the northern part of Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve as well as the catchment of the Tasik Subang Dam water reservoir.
Read More > 01-Dec-2020  | Forest 

Rehabilitation methods
MOST of Malaysia's peatland comprises peat swamp forest, which is said to be a critically endangered category of forested wetlands, and is usually located in coastal areas in all states except Kedah, Penang and Perlis.
Read More > 24-Nov-2020  | Peatland  

FOR PEAT`S SAKE
Malaysia-based Global Environment Centre director Faizal Parish says the 2.24cm sink rate is only the average and that actual subsidence rates maybe even higher in some areas. "For drained peatlands, especially on plantations, the subsidence ...
Read More > 24-Nov-2020  | Peatland  

LETTER | CPSF calls on S'gor govt to stop development affecting forests
"This area is the only wildlife corridor facilitating wildlife movement between north and south. Thus, the proposed road would certainly put a stop and/or cause hindrance to such wildlife movement and increase roadkill cases."
Read More > 21-Nov-2020  | Forest 

Champions of Sg Klang
THE Covid-19 pandemic and movement control order (MCO) have made people realise the importance of nature’s resources and the need to care for it for our health and well-being, says Faizal Parish. “People realised its importance when they were ...
Read More > 18-Nov-2020  | River Care 

Declare rivers as security areas, says MP
K Kalithasan, manager of the River Care Programme at the Global Environment Centre, agreed that the government should exert control over the usage of land through the tightening of licences.
Read More > 17-Nov-2020  | River Pollution 

PRESS RELEASE: The People have spoken - Hands Off Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve

Read More > 13-Nov-2020  | Forest 

Ministry of Federal Territories, DID Malaysia and GEC celebrate champions of Klang River for their continuous efforts in river care initiatives
“Among the activities or initiatives they have conducted are river stretch adoption programme, establishing community garden, conducting zero-waste awareness programme and more. Since its commencement in 2016, these river care initiatives under ...
Read More > 12-Nov-2020  | River Care 

Klang Valley`s water supply at risk
Looking at the video, Global Environment Centre (GEC) river care programme coordinator Dr K. Kalithasan said the Sungai Selangor basin looks like mainly a huge industrial area. "We can see from the recent Sungai Gong case what the effluents ...
Read More > 12-Nov-2020  | Pollution 

Selamatkan hutan paya gambut terakhir di Selangor
Bukan hanya hilang tanah warisan, malah komuniti ini turut berdepan kemungkinan kehilangan sumber kehidupan ekoran tindakan kerajaan negeri Selangor yang ingin menyahwartakan kawasan seluas 930.93 hektar atau 97% hutan simpan berkenaan untuk ...
Read More > 08-Nov-2020  | Forest 

Launching Of Pokok Ilmu In Conjunction With World Rivers Day 2020 Celebration
About 150 urbanites residing in the Klang Valley were treated to half-day river educational activities happened concurrently at 150 m stretch of Klang River next to the AU2 Urban Community Garden.
Read More > 12-Oct-2020  | River Care 

Penyahwartaan Hutan Simpan Kekal Kuala Langat Utara
Penyahwartaan ini tidak selari dengan Rancangan Struktur Negeri 2035, kekalkan 30 peratus kawasan hutan, Pelan Tindakan Tanah Gambut Kebangsaan 2011-20, Dasar Kepelbagaian Biologi Kebangsaan 2016-25, Rancangan Fizikal Negara Ketiga, NPP3, ...
Read More > 09-Oct-2020  | Forest