Serious efforts to conserve orchids
By Nura V Lorna & Clement Erik Wong SARAWAK’S vast jungles are no stranger to a plethora of unique orchids. When it comes to recorded specimens, the state makes up about 40 per cent or 1,200 out of the 3,000 types of orchids in Borneo. Being one of the hotspots of biodiversity in the world, […]
It was this big!
Cambodian fishermen hook giant endangered stingray PHNOM PENH: Cambodian fishermen on the Mekong River got a shock when they inadvertently hooked an endangered giant freshwater stingray four metres long and weighing 180 kilos, scientists said on Wednesday. The female leviathan, one of Southeast Asia’s largest and rarest species of fish, was caught by accident last […]
Committed to conserving Sarawak’s forests
KUCHING: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) is committed to conserving Sarawak’s forests, said its chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton. “There are several few restoration plans in the pipeline, including rewilding urban forest park by restoring 250 hectares of the degraded area within five years,” he said in a message on Monday (Mar 22) in […]
Helping to reduce carbon emissions by 2000 tonnes
KUCHING: Yayasan Petronas is committed to planting 50,000 trees as part of its environmental conservation Sentuhan Alaminitiative at 14 sites across 11 states to reduce carbon emissions by 2000 tonnes. The initiative aims to improve the environment through biodiversity, conservation and carbon neutral programmes. “Petronas has a long legacy of safeguarding the environment and […]
Environmental, conservation activists invited
KUCHING: Environmentalists and cultural conservation activists are invited to participate in a virtual dialogue session on ‘Tales from the Mountains’, which will be streamed live on Facebook 5 December at 8.00pm. Organised by Sarawak Eco-Warriors (SEW) in partnership with Kuching Beach Cleaners, the session is hosted in conjunction with the International Mountains Day. During this […]
Organisations renew MOA on conservation
KUCHING: Sarawak’s World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) has renewed its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Alliance of Indigenous Peoples of The Highlands of Borneo (Formadat) and People’s Association for Development and Education of Penan Sarawak (Pade) on the conservation of the nature environment ecosystem in Sarawak’s northern region. WWF Malaysia chief executive officer […]
