Environment

Environment & Sustainability

More Concerted Wildlife Conservation Efforts Undertaken in Malaysia

Malaysia is now experiencing more positive and encouraging developments in its wildlife conservation efforts. This is timely as there has been a spate of criticisms and outrage on the state of the country’s conservation efforts earlier, sparked by the death of a Malayan tiger in February this year. ...

Malaysia’s Unsung Conservation Heroes – Sabah’s Wildlife Rescue Unit

The idea for the setting up of the Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund (MPOWCF) was therefore mooted by the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) in 2006 coinciding with the period when the Malaysian palm oil industry was facing one of its biggest challenges in the form of these negative campa...

The future of wildlife is in our hands; The future of elephants is in our hands

The UN World Wildlife Day is an international celebration of the many beautiful flora and fauna of the world. It is also an event to raise awareness of the benefit of conservation. #WWD2016 is celebrated on 3rd March, the day the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna ...

Biodiversity is Declining? Not in Malaysia Though

Developing countries such as Malaysia rely on agriculture to generate income for its economy. In order to make way for this agricultural activity, some land especially forested land may need to be converted. During such conversion, some biodiversity is lost and this is indeed inevitable.

12 characteristics of the next-generation grocery shopper

Take a look around your food store aisles. Today's grocery buyer isn't much like yesterday's bargain hunter. The next-generation grocery shopper is comfortable paying more for products which align with their values. They're reading labels for Malaysian certified sustainable palm ...

What’s in your grocery cart? Clean eating drives more of our choices

No longer satisfied with ingredient labels that tell us what our foods and beverages are made with, shoppers are seeking products with shorter ingredient legends and more information about where those ingredients come from. New research confirms that clean eating is on our minds as we shop the super...