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Fourth Quarter Issue
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Farewell 2011 and welcome 2012! It has been 6 days since we enter a brand new year. Some of us are probably on a mission to accomplish new resolution and some of us are still taking a pause, taking a step back to look at what have been accomplished last year and planning what and where we would like to improve for this year. As for GEC – we have made great strides in 2011. Our commitment towards conserving the environment has never fade and was apparent through our activities. Here are some of the highlights of our activities for the last quarter of 2011:
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A day in the life of the mangroves
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Hundreds of students from primary and secondary schools in Perak and Penang celebrated World Habitat Day with members of Global Environment Centre (GEC) and the Forestry Department in Kuala Gula, Perak recently. The event was a part of a 6-month project funded by Shell Malaysia and was partly funded by FACESHOP Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines . Read more >>
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Friends of Peatland– sowing a greener future for Raja Musa Forest Reserve (RMFR)
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It has been six months since their establishment and Friends of Peatland are doing a tremendous voluntary job in helping us to rehabilitate RMFR area. Apart from helping us out with tree planting activity, they are now aiming to establish a nursery to ensure sufficient seedling stock for the rehabilitation activity. Read more >>
Visit and like our Friends of Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest facebook at www.facebook.com/sahabathutangambut
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Flow in the right direction
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Two Rukun Tetangga (RT) sectors along the 3.1km Sungai Pinang river in Penang have established river care committees to monitor the river’s water quality and the condition of its banks. Read more>>
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Taking small steps that made a big difference for Sungai Pinang
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A few months ago, they know nothing about river. Now, these young RIVER Rangers are taking small steps that can make a big difference towards the cleanliness of Sungai Pinang. To know more what did these young rangers do, visit their RIVER Ranger School Blogs as below:
These activities are made possible with financial assistance of HBSC Bank Malaysia Berhad under HSBC River Care Sungai Pinang Programme.
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GEF Council-CSO Consultation Meeting, 7 Nov 2011
More than 120 representatives from the civil society, GEF Council members, GEF Agencies and the GEF Secretariat attended the recent GEF Council-CSO Meeting which was held on 7 Nov 2011 in Washington DC prior to the 41st GEF Council Meeting. Click here to view the report.
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Leyte Sab-a-Basin Peat Forest rehab underway
TACLOBAN CITY Leyte, December 14 (PIA) –- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 8, Philippines informed that rehabilitation effort for the Leyte Sab-a Basin Peat Forest is underway, as stakeholders in the towns of Sta. Fe and Alang-Alang, Leyte craft the rehabilitation roadmap. Read more>>
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Seminar on “Implementation and Challenges of Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act 2007”
Date: 14 JANUARY 2012 (Saturday)
Venue: Dewan Kuliah 1, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.
Time: 10.00 am-11.00 am
ADMISSION IS FREE
Click here to find out more>>
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Latest publication
Title: Manual for the Control of Fire in Peatlands and Peatland Forest
Type: Book
Description:The Manual presents a little theory concerning fire in peatland and peat forest (how it starts, its causes and impacts), then goes on to review policies developed by the Indonesian government to overcome fire, including legislation and intuitional structures, then concludes with strategies for the control of land and forest fire in the field and gives examples of fire prevention, suppression and post fire action. This book also explains the technical steps for fighting fire in the field and gives examples of fire prevention in peatland through the use of ponds and blocked ditches as fire breaks. Get a free copy of this book now by emailing to [email protected] ! Postage cost is excluded.
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U Minh Thoung Natiomal Park (UMTNP) is recognised as one of the places that has highest biodiversity values in Mekong Delta and is in a peatland area. This definitely shows that peatland areas are habitats for unique flora and fauna that contribute significantly to our global biodiversity gene pool. In addition, it is one of the best management peatland sites in Southeast Asia.
Hence, our Peat Team and country partners visited this national park on November 4th, 2011 to build capacity and information sharing. The knowledge gained and shared will be adopted in our peatland rehabilitation sites in Southeast Asia that are currently funded by European Union, International Fund Agricultural Development and Global Environment Facility.
To know more about UMTNP, click here
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Sponsor a Mangrove Seedling!
Help us in mangrove replanting by sponsoring a seedling for only USD 10 or RM 35! Mangrove seedlings are grown in a nursery and taken care of by our Friends of Mangrove Community Group in Kuala Gula, Perak. GEC will plant the seedling for you and you will receive a Certificate of Sponsorship! Read more.
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