Many of the world’s developed nations are cutting back on their carbon emissions in order to help the planet stave off the worst side-effects of climate change. That won’t be enough, however, because it’s no longer from the industrialized west but from the industrializing east, especially China and India, that…
Earlier this year Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, minister of Natural Resources and Environment, announced that his ministry was considering introducing environmental education into school curricula. The aim, he said, was to inculcate a love of nature in young Malaysians and to teach them about sustainable ways of living. A great…
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has proposed introducing environmental education as a new subject in Malaysia schools, the better to inculcate a green mindset in the country’s youngsters. Great idea? We think so. The Sarawak Teachers Union begs to differ, however. The union’s president, Jisin Nyud, says that adding a…
Teach environmental conservationism at schools across Malaysia. That’s what the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry wants to do by introducing environmental education as a subject in Malaysian schools, the better to inculcate a love of the country’s abundant natural resources in youngsters. It’s a great idea, yes. “The ministry is serious…
A mystery is afoot – someone’s killed the endangered Malayan tiger! The trail is hot, the tiger’s blood is still cooling, and a crack team of Malaysian environmentalists have just 13 days to solve this case of cold-blooded murder. It may sound like the plot for a Saturday night TV…