17/02/2012 10:32
The Pahang MCA will form a special committee to monitor operations of the Lynas Advance Material Plants (LAMP) which has been issued with a temporary operating licence (TOL).
State MCA chairman Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the committee, to be formed together with several Chinese...
17/02/2012 10:30
JOHOR BAHARU, Jan 27 — Malaysia has been ranked 25th out 132 countries in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2011.
It is Malaysia’s best ranking in the index thus far.
Malaysia EPI team head Prof Datuk Dr Zaini Ujang said the rankings, which were announced at the World...
17/02/2012 10:29
Kuala Lumpur: Calling environmental crime a threat to man’s existence, Malaysian authorities have decided to set up “environmental courts”.
“A court dedicated to handling environmental issues was important as 60 per cent of Malaysia was covered in forests,”...
18/12/2011 18:40
Canada's historic decision to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol provoked heavy criticism from China on Tuesday, with Beijing saying the move went against international efforts to combat climate change.
Canada on Monday became the first country to declare it was formally exiting the...
18/12/2011 18:37
MEMBERS of the public were enthralled by illuminated Christmas “trees” made from plastic bottles that have been put up at a popular eatery here ahead of the Yuletide celebrations later this month.
The eye-catching structures at the entrance of New World Park in Lorong Swatow were a hit...
18/12/2011 18:30
GERMANY is the poster child for Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) success in promoting renewable energy (RE). The country’s Renewable Energy Law which was passed in 2004 led to a massive growth in solar and wind energy, making the country a global leader in green technology. It currently has the largest solar...
18/12/2011 18:28
MELAKA, Dec 5 — Malaysia is still able to maintain 56.4 per cent of its total land area as forested land, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said Monday.
He described it as an encouraging achievement because many countries were not able...
09/11/2011 01:43
A new set of standards on forest certification is in the works.
WAY back in 1999, Malaysia was just beginning her journey towards a national forest certification scheme.
It was for this purpose that the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) was established the previous...
09/11/2011 01:40
By choosing the right kind of wood products, consumers can encourage sustainable forestry.
LOGGING is sometimes seen as a dirty word. It throws up emotive images: death and destruction of wildlife and their habitat, and human rights violations of the forest’s indigenous...
09/11/2011 01:35
IN a nutshell, the Forest Steward-ship Council (FSC) serves as a stamp of approval – only logging companies that are found to meet its set of forest management stan-dards are endorsed to use its logo.
Its birth lay in the wake of the 1992 Earth Summit, where there was a...
