Malaysia state Penang Education Dept probing school over students’ climate change protest
BY OPALYN MOK Malay Mail June 4, 2019 A climate change protest organised by Klimate Action Utara Malaysia (KAUM) and Klima Action Malaysia (KAMY) in Bayan Baru, Penang, on May […]
Malaysia green group urges Perak state to suspend logging at Gerik forest reserve
BY SYLVIA LOOI Malay Mail May 30, 2019 Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) (Friends of the Earth Malaysia) field officer Meor Razak Meor Abdul Rahman says the Perak state government has […]
Myanmar’s Shan State Lawmakers to Discuss Draft Inle Lake Conservation Law
By HTUN HTUN The Irrawaddy 28 May 2019 Tomato farms on Inle Lake. / Zaw Zaw / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar —The Shan State Parliament will soon discuss a draft law […]
Over 1.75 million tree seedlings ready for rainy season planting in Myanmar
HTOO THANT The Myanmar Times friday 24 MAY 2019 Mangrove forests are being rehabilitated on the country’s coast to mitigate the effects of climate change. The Myanmar Times The extreme […]
Women of Teluk Bintuni, West Papua, and their mangroves
Jerry Adiguna The Jakarta Post April 25, 2019 Pristine: An aerial view of the mangrove forest zone in Teluk Bintuni regency, West Papua. JP/Jerry Adiguna WEST PAPUA, Indonesia – Teluk […]
Beoeng Yeak Laom a protected area: Cambodia Environment Ministry
Pech Sotheary / Khmer Times Monday April 29, 2019 Residents in the Yeak Laom community submitted a conservation status request. MOE The Environment Ministry on Friday announced the recognition of an area […]
Bali supermarket ditches plastic packaging for banana leaves
NI KOMANG ERVIANI THE JAKARTA POST Mon, April 29, 2019 Instead of plastic, the eggplants, water spinach, asparagus and many other fresh vegetables are wrapped in banana leaves and bamboo […]
Bangun, Indonesia village built from imported waste
The Jakarta Post Monday April 15, 2019 A villager is walking on the piles of waste at Bangun village. JP/Sigit Pamungkas BANGUN, Indonesia – In Bangun village, Mojokerto regency, East […]
Myitsone—Decision Time for Myanmar ‘People’s Leader’
By KYAW ZWA MOE THE IRRAWADDY April 5, 2019 State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi attends the 71st Kachin State Day ceremony in Myitkyina, the state capital, on Jan. 10, 2019. […]
Prominent Myanmar Activists, Writers Form Group to Oppose Myitsone Dam
By NAN LWIN The Irrawaddy Tuesday April 1, 2019 People attend a meeting to oppose the Myitsone dam in Yangon on Monday. / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy YANGON, Myanmar […]
More Than 300 Species in Myanmar Endangered: Report
By ZUE ZUE The Irrawaddy March 6, 2019 A panelist speaks at the launching of the “Larger than Tigers” report in Yangon on Tuesday. / Aung Kyaw Htet / The Irrawaddy YANGON […]
EU highlights need to protect wildlife in Myanmar
By Mizzima March 5, 2019 Confiscated ivory and other animal parts are destroyed during a ceremony to mark World Wildlife Day at Yangon Zoological Gardens in Yangon, Myanmar, 03 March 2019. […]
Cambodia’s renewable energy supplies to grow
Hor Kimsay The Phnom Penh Post February 1, 2019 The amount of clean power supply in Cambodia is expected to rise as solar power gains momentum. ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK The Kingdom’s […]
Is the logging legal or illegal? In Malaysia
Center for Orang Asli ) Concerns Thursday February 7, 2019 PERAK STATE, Malaysia – Despite several requests by the Temiars (Orang Asli – Indigenous People) of Kampung Tasik […]
Oil palms need one-ninth of land used by other vegetable oil crops
The Jakarta Post Wed, February 6, 2019 An aerial view of an oil palm plantation in Dumai, Riau. (Antara Photo/Rony Muharrman) JAKARTA, Indonesia – A palm oil task force of […]
Malaysia state Perak Forestry Department denies threatening Orang Asli (Indigenous People) in Gerik
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 IPOH, Jan 6 — Perak Forestry Department Director Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop today denied that the department had threatened the Orang Asli […]
