Fighting against global warming
KUCHING: To help address the urgency of mitigating global warming, World Wildlife Federation (WWF) Malaysia and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are collaborating to undertake an independent study on the potential net-zero pathways for the country. WWF Malaysia Conservation director Dr Henry Chan said that the study aims to show an optimal net-zero pathway for Malaysia […]
Importance of protecting wildlife
WORLD Animal Day is celebrated annually on Oct 4. In Malaysia, the rights and welfare of animals are enshrined in the Malaysia Animal Act 1953. In 2015, the government approved an updated law through the Animal Welfare Act 2015. Based on data from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan), from 2012 to 2018, […]
Probe and haul errant parties to court for destruction of Upper Baleh
KUCHING: WWF-Malaysia has called on the Sarawak government to investigate and haul the errant parties to court for causing destruction to the environment in Upper Baleh, which is an important water catchment for Kapit, Sibu, Sarikei and Mukah divisions. The organisation also called for the cost of cleaning up to be borne by companies responsible […]
Bornean Orangutans — Conserving the great apes of Sarawak and Sabah
BY WWF-MALAYSIA The article is written to commemorate the International Orang-utan Day 2021 which falls on August 19. SARAWAK and Sabah are homes to the Bornean orang-utans, the largest tree-climbing mammal in the world and the only genus of great apes native to Asia. There are three subspecies — the Northeast Bornean (Pongo pygmaeus morio) […]
WWF Malaysia cites importance of forests
KUCHING: The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) Malaysia celebrated the International Day of Forest to spread awareness of the importance of forests in mitigating climate change. “Our forests occur in different levels of intactness and degradation. Undeniably, degraded patches occur within our Permanent Forest Estates and Totally Protected Areas.” said Dr Jason Hon, WWF-Malaysia Head of […]
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. […]
Virtual talks on sun bear upkeep
KUCHING: World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) will be hosting a virtual talk on sun bear conservation in Sarawak and Sabah tomorrow (Nov 28). The talk aims at increasing the public’s awareness and sense of appreciation for sun bear conservation and garnering more support towards the protection of this species and their habitat. Scheduled […]
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 […]
WWF-Malaysia inks MoA with two bodies
KUCHING: World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with two grassroots organisations to help improve community wellbeing and the environment in Sarawak’s northern region. The grassroots organisations are Forum Masyarakat Adat Dataran Tinggi Borneo (Formadat) and People’s Association for Development and Education of Penan Sarawak (Pade). The MoA […]
WWF proposes solution to mitigate plastic pollution
KUCHING: The World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Malaysia, in a statement on Monday (Sept 21), proposed an effective solution to mitigate plastic pollution in Malaysia. According to a study commissioned by WWF in 2019, Malaysia had the highest annual per capita plastic use, at 16.78 kg per person compared to China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. […]
