Going green marks significant milestone
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis partnership marks a significant milestone in The Petri Dish’s journey toward greater environmental responsibility. The newspaper now uses Nextgreen’s “NeuWhite” paper, which holds the MyHijau mark, a certification recognised by the Malaysian government’s green recognition scheme and the SIRIM Eco Label. By embracing a greener paper choice, The Petri Dish reinforces its commitment to […]
A ‘sound byte’ on bioacoustics
Reading Time: < 1 minuteBIOACOUSTICS delves into how living organisms create, transmit, receive, and process sounds. It’s like decoding a universal language that animals use to communicate and navigate their world. Picture a journey unraveling the stories told through the sounds of diverse life forms, revealing the fascinating tapestry of the natural symphony. Researchers utilize bioacoustics to understand the […]
Global study: More than half of branded plastic pollution linked to 56 companies
Reading Time: 2 minutesA NEW STUDY published in Science Advances found more than half of branded plastic pollution found in the environment was linked to 56 companies. CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, co-authored the paper along with 12 other international organisations, providing the first-ever quantification of products from global plastic producers in the environment through audit events. Researchers […]
Insects key to survival of migratory birds
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE World Migratory Bird Day campaign in 2024 will focus on the importance of insects for migratory birds, and highlight concerns related to decreasing populations of insects. Insects are essential sources of energy for many migratory bird species, not only during the breeding seasons but also during their extensive journeys, and greatly affect the timing, […]
Survival of our ecosystems depends on the survival of bees
Reading Time: 2 minutesBEES and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats, and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the […]
Social enterprise alleviates water crisis in rural Malaysia
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I vividly remember witnessing a mother in the Gua Musang region who found herself having to feed her child contaminated water from the river. She resorted to mixing in tea leaves and coffee powder just to mask the unpleasant taste,” shared Chong Tee Lim, the co-founder, and chief marketing officer at Wateroam. In an exclusive interview with […]
COP28 Agreement Signals ‘Beginning of the End’ of Fossil Fuel Era
Reading Time: 5 minutesTHE UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE (COP28) closed with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance. In a demonstration of global solidarity, negotiators from nearly 200 Parties came together in […]
Impact documentary ‘Wasted’ spotlights Asia’s waste and how to deal with it
Reading Time: 3 minutesSINGAPORE: Against the backdrop of the UNFCCC COP28 conference which kicked off in November in Dubai and at the tail end of the “hottest year so far in recorded history”, Eco-Business launched Wasted, a new impact documentary that puts the spotlight on Asia’s mounting waste issues and questions why we are wasting the opportunity to fix the problem. […]
USM Collaborating with Various Partners to Provide Education on Mangrove Ecosystems
Reading Time: 3 minutesKUALA MUDA: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), together with partners from various organisations successfully organised a mangrove planting project recently in Kedah. Held in Kuala Muda, Kedah, the initiative which was funded by Japan Malaysia Association (JMA) through the USM School of Educational Studies (PPIP), also received support from the Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE Penang@USM), Kedah […]
COP28: Opportunity for PM to showcase Malaysia’s global climate leadership on methane
Reading Time: 3 minutesBY DR SHAREEN YAWANARAJAH IN his first address before the U.N. General Assembly in New York this September, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasized the importance of global action on climate change and called upon developed nations to fulfill their commitment to mobilise US$100 billion annually to support climate ambitions in the Global South. As he pointed out, […]