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Sarawak embarks on e-waste collection programme

KUCHING: The Ministry of Energy and Environmental Sustainability is collaborating with the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) and Department of Environment (DoE) to implement the Electrical and Electronic Waste Collection (BEE) programme. The BEE programme encourages the public to dispose of their household electrical and electronic waste responsibly. Assistant Energy and Environmental Sustainability Minister […]

Soon – book on solid waste management and environ education

KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak, Trienekens Sarawak Sdn Bhd and World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Malaysia have inked a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to jointly publish a solid waste management and environmental education book. The signing was done virtually via Zoom yesterday (Feb 9). The book targets primary school students, particularly Kelab Pencinta […]

Statewide tour to gather issues relating to environment 

KUCHING: The Sarawak Environmental Tour Programme, covering Kuching to Lawas, is due to start this month, said Assistant Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni. He said the tour is a joint venture with the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), state assemblymen, Members of Parliament, Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), […]

Environmental sustainability via state policies needed

KUCHING: Sarawak needs to develop environmental policies to ensure that environmental sustainability in the state is preserved. According to a report by the Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas), Assistant Minister of Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni said this covered many aspects including administration. “There is a need to develop policies that cover […]

Take up ecopreneurship, youths urged

KUCHING: Youths are encouraged to engage in ecopreneurship, which is not only beneficial to the environment and community, but also has the potential to generate significant returns in the long run. The call was made by the organisers as well as speakers at the recently concluded Youth Green X-Change (YGXC) Ecopreneurship Workshop held on on […]

NREB to continue leading charge in environment, natural resources conservation

KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) says it will continue to play its role in the protection, management and the conservation of the state’s natural resources and environment. NREB controller Peggy Ronin Edin said environmental issues were now becoming more complex, as such NREB’s responsibilities were also getting more diverse, complicated and challenging. […]

State’s NREB calls on Abg Johari

KUCHING: Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg on Thursady (Sept 9) received a courtesy call from the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak at his office in Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Petra Jaya here. The purpose of the visit was to invite the chief minister to officiate at the presentation of the Ninth […]

Logjam not due to Baleh HEP site clearing

KUCHING: The Sarawak Energy strongly has refuted claims that the logjam in Batang Baleh was caused by site clearing at the Baleh Hydroelectric Project (HEP) site. There was no major land clearing activity currently happening at the site that could have contributed to the situation, it explained. “The last site clearing works were carried in […]

Cease open burning activities

KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) has warned locals and all industries operating in Sarawak not to practise open burning. It said that open burning was a major contributor to the deterioration of Sarawak’s air quality, causing harm to public health as well as the economy of the country. It warned that the […]

Indiscriminate disposal of single-use face mask posing threat to environment

KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) has emphasised that the surge in the use of disposable masks accompanied by indiscriminate disposal could lead to an environmental disaster that may last longer than the pandemic itself and even for generations. It said the key players in the management of PPE waste were local governments, […]