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Report proposes stronger ASEAN response to fight global waste dumping
Current legal and policy responses are not enough to stop the entry of illegal waste, and more importantly, are insufficient to protect the health of both people and the environment. ASEAN countries evidently need a unified and stronger response to waste trade.
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Pua Lay Peng, a frontline defender against plastic pollution in Malaysia
We would say that Pua is the Malaysian version of Erin Brockovich, a concerned citizen who fought for a better environment and consequently, built a strong movement.
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Maybank committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, a decade later than the world needs.
Maybank is the second bank in Malaysia to no longer finance new coal activities, even though they have not been as ambitious as their rival, CIMB, which last year committed to phase out coal from its portfolio by 2040.
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What do you want? Climate justice NOW!
To start solving the climate crisis, we must address systemic racism, corruption, and gender inequality in our society, and make space for democratic governance.
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Be a part of the solution, not part of the pollution.
Our recent discovery found a high concentration of heavy metals, namely lead (Pb) in the sediments of the Langat river in the location nearer to plastic waste recycling factories and other industries in Jenjarom.
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CIMB exits coal finance. All eyes turn to Maybank and RHB
Environmental groups welcomed an announcement from Malaysia’s CIMBs coal sector guide, a first in Southeast Asia and heaps pressure on other banks in the region to follow suit.
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Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR): Updates from the field
The Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) degazettement issue started all the way back in February. Get a brief timeline and live updates on the issue.
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Rakyat telah bersuara: Jangan Sentuh Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara
We, representatives from various civil-society organisations, are writing to raise serious concerns related to the proposed development and de-gazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve.
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An area eight times the size of Bali has burned in Indonesia in the last five years, new Greenpeace report shows
Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s new report ‘Burning Issues: Five Years of Fire’ reveals that 4.4 million hectares of land in Indonesia – an area 8 times the size of Bali – have burned between 2015-2019.
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Burning Issues: Five Years of Fire
The 2015 fire season in Indonesia was the worst in nearly two decades, with the blazes for almost a month emitting daily carbon emissions that exceeded those from the entire US economy.