Enviroment
Malaysia,Where do we stand environmentally?
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Malaysia is experiencing a number of environmental problems due to its drive towards development. Primary among these are deforestation, air pollution from industrial and vehicular emissions, industrial and municipal sewage in its rivers, and oil pollution in the Straits of Melaka. Although faced with these serious challenges, Malaysia has a fairly good record environmentally. A group of international scientists and researchers at Yale and Columbia universities recently ranked Malaysia ninth best on a list of 133 countries for its initiatives in tackling domestic and global environmental problems.
Air Pollution,
Air pollution is due to both stationary industry emissions and vehicle exhaust in industrial and urban areas. To some degree the burning of solid waste is also a cause of air pollution. Smog can be a concern under certain atmospheric conditions in the Klang Valley where Kuala Lumpur is located (occasionally schools are closed because of it). The major source of air pollution in Kuala Lumpur is car exhaust fumes from a rapidly growing fleet of private cars, in spite of government efforts to maintain strict emissions standards.
Deforestation.
Indiscriminate logging has been a perennial problem. Lowland forests have been cleared for oil palm plantations resulting in erosion, floods and serious adverse effects on wildlife. The latter is particularly true in Sabah, but elsewhere as well, where forests have often been reduced to scattered fragments depriving many animals, notably elephants, of their natural homes. Also affected are orangutans, monkeys and various birds. Deforestation has also caused serious problems of silting and consequent flooding in both rural and urban areas.
Water Pollution,
Water pollution still poses a serious threat in certain parts of Malaysia. Studies show that the major contributors to water pollution are agriculture, agro-based industries such as the processing of palm oil and rubber, food and beverage processing plants, textile and leather tanneries, and electronic hardware factories, many of which discharge effluents directly into rivers. Municipal sewage dumped into rivers is also a major contributor to water pollution. In 1995 only 41.7% of Malaysian rivers were classified as ‘clean’, that is safe for use by humans. There has been a steady improvement since. In 2006, the number of rivers in the ‘cleanest’ category had doubled from 2005. Only seven of Malaysia’s 146 river basins were categorised as ‘polluted’, down from 15 the year before.
Malaysia’s Response,
A number of government agencies and NGOs are addressing these issues. Among them are the Department of the Environment, the Department of Fisheries, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks, the Department of Education, and the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. Non-governmental organisations include the Malaysian Nature Society, the World Wide Fund for Nature, and the Environmental Protection Society of Malaysia. The government seems to be making a serious effort to deal with the various environmental problems both locally and internationally. For instance, Malaysia now produces only CFC-free refrigerators and, in spite of heavy industrialisation, its rate of CFC emissions is only half that of neighbouring Thailand. Kuala Lumpur enjoys a number of parks that are protected areas. As of yet, recycling and clean-up projects in Malaysia are in their infancy.
SMK SRI PANTAI KUALA LUMPUR Carbon challenge Leave a comment [Edit]
There’s a lot of talk these days about the likelihood that “greenhouse gases,” the most common of which is carbon dioxide (CO2), will cause the Earth’s climate to significantly change. If you’re like most Malaysians, each time you drive your car, flick on a light, or consume energy in other ways, you contribute in a small way to this effect.
Curious how much? This worksheet allows you to easily tally up your own personal “carbon budget.”
http://www.infinitepower.org/calc_carbon.htm
(Please go to this website to calculate your carbon budget)
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July 24, 2010 at 10:56 am
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