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Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 06:09 PM MYT BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY Between August and September last year, the MBSA carried out a public feedback exercise for their 2035 local plan draft, which included a proposal to build a road across the existing forested land, also known to the local community as the Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF). — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SHAH ALAM, April 8 — The Bukit Cerakah Forest Reserve (SACF) Society al...

Reuters / 25 Mar 2021 1 April 2021 (UNEP)* — Coral reefs, mangroves and sea grasses are crucial for life above and below water. These aquatic habitats do everything from house fish, to store carbon to protect communities from storm surges. But all three are under threat from a combination of climate change, coastal development and pollution. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) have launched a grant programme that will provide US$8...

María Luz Rodríguez stands next to her solar oven where she cooked lasagna in the village of El Salamar in San Luis La Herradura municipality. In this region in southern El Salvador, an effort is being made to implement environmental actions to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala/ IPS SAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador, Mar 31 2021 (IPS) - Salvadoran villager Maria Luz Rodriguez placed the cheese on top of the lasagna she was cooking outdoors, put the pan i...

QUEZON CITY, March 12 (PIA) — Kicking off its virtual series on sustainable financing and protected area effectiveness, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held a two-part virtual training on the Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers.Drawing a hundred...

Screengrab from the two-part virtual training on Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers. Photo: ACB LAGUNA, Mar 12 -- Kicking off its virtual series on sustainable financing and protected area effectiveness, the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) held a two-part virtual training on the Monitoring Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT) for protected area managers. Drawing a hundred participants from the ASEAN Member States, the METT-4 training was conducted in coo...

Locally Managed Marine Areas Coastal communities in eastern Africa are increasingly using sustainable approaches to manage marine resources to both improve the ecological status of their local environments and secure livelihoods. CORDIO East Africa has taken a participatory approach in this movement working closely with coastal communities, government and NGOs, to provide technical support in the establishment and development of Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) in eastern Africa and the Gulf...

A flyer for the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation’s (BREEF) 2021 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) competition. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation’s (BREEF) Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) programme invites students ages 11 to 25 to give nature a voice and submit an article or a photo with a short paragraph about an environmental issue they are passionate about. The winner will be announced at BREEF’s Virtual You...

TACOMA, Washington — Costa Rica has one of the lowest poverty rates in Latin America. This came about primarily as a result of a proactive cooperation with rich nations who were willing to buy Costa Rican exports. Through wise policy decisions and social investment, the Central American country was also able to stave off the many detrimental effects of foreign loans. One of the exports that brought Costa Rica to upper-middle-income status was the sale of honey products. However, deforestation...

Saint Lucia to Host First Ever National Honey Show February 10, 2021 Share this post: The second phase of The GEF SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair 2020/2021 organised by the GEF Small Grants Programme UNDP and coordinated by the Caribbean Youth Environment Network- Saint Lucia (CYEN) is being held from February 15th to 17th, 2021. In addition to the UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Country Conference 2021, another major event being held under The GEF SGP UNDP Knowledge Fair is the island’s first National H...

UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia to Host Virtual Country Conference February 9, 2021 Share this post: The UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia, in collaboration with the GEF Small Grants Programme UNDP, will host its 4th Country Conference from the 15th to 17th February 2021. The theme of this year’s Conference is “Visioning Sustainable Futures – Confronting the Threats of Climate Change and Climate Variability”, and it is expected to provide an avenue to share existing research and disseminate in...