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The Public Must Get Involved Before The EIA Review
11 March 2025

The Public Must Get Involved Before The ...

WHEN MARINE conservationist Alvin Chelliah chatted with experts for the Tioman airport EIA report, their replies were calm, technical, and dotted ... View More

Producing Public Feedback That Works For EIA Reviews
10 March 2025

Producing Public Feedback That Works ...

IN 2023, marine conservationist Alvin Chelliah had a challenge the size of an encyclopaedia. Splayed across his computer screen was the environmental ... View More

How Public Input Affects EIA Reports
07 March 2025

How Public Input Affects EIA Reports

The government recently said that it “welcomes public comments on EIA reports”. Macaranga digs into what comments actually matter, and why. Part ... View More

Helping Sabah's Sun Bears Return To The Wild
07 February 2025

Helping Sabah's Sun Bears Return To The ...

Returning rescued sun bears to their wild homes is tough and too many die in the process. While conservationists labour to help these bears, they say ... View More

Jury Out On Whether Petting Zoos Aid Conservation
09 January 2025

Jury Out On Whether Petting Zoos Aid ...

PALM COCKATOOS (Probosciger aterrimus) are handsome birds. Smoky black feathers, tomato-red cheeks, and a high mohawk crest. This bird – one of the ... View More

Petting Wildife Sending Mixed Signals
06 January 2025

Petting Wildife Sending Mixed Signals

AS SOON as they entered the petting zoo, schoolchildren excitedly rushed towards the pygmy horse behind a wooden fence. Quickly, they grabbed carrot ... View More

Banking On River Reserves To Protect Water Supply
04 December 2024

Banking On River Reserves To Protect ...

SELANGOR residents are no strangers to frequent water cuts. They have suffered water cuts due to river pollution every year in the last decade except ... View More

Divers, Fishers and Scientists Map Sharks and Rays to Save Them
14 October 2024

Divers, Fishers and Scientists Map ...

Knowing where different sharks and rays reproduce, feed, hang out, and rest, is important for conservation. But it is hard to do – unless everyone ... View More

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