Malaysia energy transition outlook
The Malaysia energy transition outlook provides a comprehensive, renewables-focused, long-term energy pathway for the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy system in Malaysia. Malaysia is
Malaysia
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A rapid assessment on the trade in marine turtles in Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam
A newly released study carried out by TRAFFIC and commissioned by the CITES Secretariat documents thousands of marine turtles and their parts found in seizures, in both physical and online markets in
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An update on the bear bile trade in Peninsular Malaysia
The illegal trade in bear parts for traditional medicine persists in Malaysia with a higher percentage of shops selling products claiming to contain some form of bear bile now, compared to four years ago.
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Association of obesity with heart failure outcomes in 11 Asian regions: A cohort study
<p>Asians are predisposed to a lean heart failure (HF) phenotype. Data on the ‘obesity paradox’, reported in Western populations, are scarce in Asia and have only utilised the traditional classification
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US accused of blocking ambitious global action against plastic pollution
Environmental groups involved in talks at a United Nations conference in Kenya have accused the US of blocking an ambitious global response to plastic pollution. Representatives of countries at the
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Malaysia: schools closed after hundreds poisoned by toxic waste dumped in river
More than 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said. A lorry is believed
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Malaysia to keep bauxite mining on hold amid environmental impact studies
Malaysia said that bauxite miners must each conduct a study on the environmental impact of their sites in the country before receiving licences to restart operations, with a moratorium on mining the aluminium
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Comprehensiveness of conservation of useful wild plants: An operational indicator for biodiversity and sustainable development targets
<p>Plants are essential sources of food, medicine, shelter, fuel, feed, and forage, and provide a wide range of additional ecosystem and cultural services to humanity.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/useful_wild_plants.pdf"
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Power trip: Southeast Asia’s journey to a low carbon economy
Insufficient regulation and fossil fuel subsidies are holding back Southeast Asia’s transition to a low carbon economy, according to a new report released by Eco-Business. Government, business and civil
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Malaysia to ban single-use plastic
In an unprecedented move against plastic pollution in Southeast Asia, Malaysia has announced that it will eliminate single-use plastic by 2030. At a recent town hall meeting, newly appointed minister
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A river restored breathes new life into Kuala Lumpur
By 2012, when then-prime minister Najib Razak formally launched the River of Life project to improve water quality and restore the aesthetic virtue of the Klang River, France had already demolished obsolete