SINCE 1990, the Earth has lost 420 million hectares of forests to land conversion for agriculture, urbanisation, mining and industry. Forested areas equal to the combined land territories of India and Egypt were lost in the span of a single generation. It happens gradually, such devastation seldom if ever registers on the public radar in…
The importance of environmental diplomacy was underscored by Environment and Water Ministry Deputy Secretary-General Dr K. Nagulendran in a recent interview with the Global Environment Facility’s newsletter. He listed three of Malaysia’s most pressing environmental concerns: First, as a fast-developing country, there is a need to balance development with sound environmental stewardship — a fragile…
BCSD Malaysia has partnered with LEARNTech Asia in organising a webinar titled Access to Jobs – Sustainability. As many Asian countries are committed to a more sustainable recovery and to a greener economy, new opportunities for ‘green jobs’ are becoming available. The purpose of this webinar is to offer an overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), job options…