Sarawak leads the way in the 100 mln tree planting campaign
BINTULU: Sarawak is currently taking the lead in the 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign under the Malaysian Restoration programme, with a total of 27.8 million trees planted since its launch in 2021. Sarawak Forest Department deputy director (forest conservation and development) Happysupina Sait said that this number would continue to rise due to the positive […]
Low carbon footprint, eco-friendly fuels way forward
KUCHING: The Sarawak government is focusing on a green economy by promoting forest plantations, carbon trading and environment-friendly products. Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said such products produce a low carbon footprint and eco-friendly fuels such as hydrogen, hydro, pellets and more. In line with this, he said forest plantations were […]
Developing Sarawak’s forest plantation: Global help in R&D welcomed
KUCHING: Sarawak’s utmost agenda in industrial forest plantation development should be on testing alternative species and regimes, pest and disease resistance, and with short and long rotation for different wood quality and timber products as well as the restoration of degraded land. In saying this, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg emphasised that […]
Restoring, conserving our forests
The International Day of Forests, which is celebrated every year on March 21, is over, but integrated efforts to restore and conserve existing forests are never-ending. Restoration improves not only forest quantity and quality but also food security, air and water quality, climate change for the better, and more. The effort of restoring the ecological […]
1,000 trees for reforestation project
KUCHING: 1,000 native trees will be planted in Jagoi Heritage Forest area as part of initiative for forest restoration, said Sarawak World-Wide Fund for Nature-Malysia (WWF-Malaysia). WWF Malaysia said in its press release yesterday that the trees will be planted at the degraded and landslide areas of the forest, encompassing a space of 1.8 hectares. […]
