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 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
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Indigenous agroforestry practices by Orang Asli in peninsular Malaysia: Management, sustainability and contribution to household economy
<p>The Orang Asli communities in Malaysia have been practicing indigenous agroforestry for generations, but little is known about the specifics of their practices. This study examined the indigenous management
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New species of ‘exploding ant’ discovered in Borneo
High up in the treetops of Borneo live “exploding ants,” so named because of their unique defensive behavior. When a potential enemy threatens their colony, these ants kill themselves by rupturing their
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EU needs to rethink, set goals to reduce palm oil in biodiesel
The EU adopted this new fuel with rigour and pledged that by 2020, 10 per cent of all transport fuels in EU nations would be biodiesel. Barely a month ago the IMF released a glowing report on the state
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Borneo’s elephants prefer degraded forests, a new study finds
New research has found that Bornean elephants most often use degraded forests with canopy heights topping out at around 13 meters (43 feet). Less than 25 percent of the state’s protected intact forests,
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Oil palm plantations’ dearth of biodiversity rubs off on nearby forests, study shows
Oil palm plantations in Malaysian Borneo host a lower number of frog species than forests in same area. However, the plantations exhibit an edge effect that extends as far as 4 kilometers, resulting
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Malaysia extends bauxite mining ban, stockpile yet to be cleared
Malaysia has extended a moratorium on bauxite mining, as it grapples with a stockpile that has yet to be cleared despite an official halt to mining activities more than two years ago. The moratorium
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Dramatic decline in Borneo's orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years
Female orangutans are occasionally killed for their young, which are sold on as pets, while others are killed for food or for venturing onto plantations or into gardens. Hunting and killing have driven
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Illegal wildlife trade is one of the biggest threats to endangered species – and the UK is a key player
This multibillion-pound industry increasingly involves organised crime groups, who see wildlife as a low-risk route to profit You might not have heard of a pangolin, but they are widely claimed to be
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Institutional and technological reforms in urban wastewater management: story of Malaysia
This report provides concise exposition of the Malaysian urban wastewater management under the country’s existing primary federal environmental legislation. The report gathers essential information from