Showing posts with label mangroves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mangroves. Show all posts

Indonesia: Some 70 percent damage caused to South Kalimantan's mangrove forest

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Antara 31 Aug 19; Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Some 70 percent of the 116,824 hectares of mangrove forest in South Kalimantan...

Indonesia has lost land equal to size of Jakarta in last 15 years

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Kharishar Kahfi The Jakarta Post 7 Jul 19; Ever since taking office in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, in December, Nagekeo Regent Johanes Do...

It takes a community to protect mangroves: Desmond Lee

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Marcia Lee Straits Times 6 Jul 19; As both the biggest threat to and beneficiary of mangroves, the local community needs to be involved i...

Crocodile found in Sungei Kadut drain: Concerns from the past and what next

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Experts explain how injured reptile may have got here, suggest possible relocation homes Shabana Begum Straits Times 6 Jul 19; The croco...

Indonesia's two new biosphere reserves recognized by UNESCO

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Antara 21 Jun 19; Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Tojo Una-Una Togean, Central Sulawesi, and Saleh-Moyo-Tambora (Samota), West Nusa Te...

Malaysia: Conservationists call for mangrove preservation measures along Sabah's coast

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kristy inus The Star 18 Jun 19; KOTA KINABALU: A coalition of conservationists and community-based entities have called for mangrove-pres...

Malaysia: Fading blips of Sibuti River fireflies

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CHANG YI The Borneo Post 9 Jun 19; The fireflies will come out to illuminate the display trees along the riverbank at night. IT was def...

Malaysia: Pulau Kukup may lose its protected status

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mohd farhaan shah and venesa devi The Star 5 Dec 18; JOHOR BARU: Pulau Kukup, one of the few remaining pristine wetlands in South-East As...

Indonesia: Mangrove forests in Bombana need preservation

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Otniel Tamindael Antara 29 Nov 18; Jakarta, (ANTARA News) - The mangrove forests scattered in Bombana District, Southeast Sulawesi Provi...

NUS study: Mangroves can help countries mitigate their carbon emissions

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National University of Singapore NewsWise 9 Nov 18; After examining 14 of the world’s most common ecosystems, coastal environments were f...

No more 'hum' in laksa? Why cockles are becoming costlier and harder to find

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Pollution, smuggling and overharvesting have stacked the odds against blood cockles bouncing back from the huge fall in supply, although the...

Ocean Shock: Big aquaculture bulldozes Borneo

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Matthew Green Reuters 30 Oct 18; PURU NI TIMBUL, Malaysia, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Swinging his machete with an economy of movement that only ...

Climate change: Five cheap ways to remove CO2 from the atmosphere

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Matt McGrath BBC 25 Oct 18; As well as rapidly reducing the carbon dioxide that we humans are pumping into the atmosphere in huge amounts...

Malaysia: No more mangrove lands for shrimp farming, says Sabah minister

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stephanie lee The Star 18 Oct 18; KOTA KINABALU: There will be no more mangrove lands approved for shrimp farming in Sabah, says Datuk Ju...

Mandai mangrove and mudflats to be Singapore’s newest nature park

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CYNTHIA CHOO Today Online 7 Oct 18; SINGAPORE — The Mandai mangrove and mudflats, a rich feeding ground for migratory birds and home to t...

New S$6 million jetty for Lim Chu Kang fish farmers by 2020

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Junn Loh Channel NewsAsia 6 Oct 18; SINGAPORE: The rustic jetty located at the end of Lim Chu Kang Road is one of the last remaining wood...

Scuffle between crocodile and otters captured on video in Sungei Buloh not a rare sight: Nature observers

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Toh Ting Wei Straits Times 11 Sep 18; SINGAPORE - What happens when a well-known tailless crocodile gets into a fight with a group of six...

Indonesia: Villagers rescue pilot whales trapped in S. Sulawesi mangroves

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The Jakarta Post 7 Aug 18; Residents of Nambo village in Buton, Southeast Sulawesi, have successfully rescued four short-finned pilot wha...

Malaysia: Mass tourism hurts mangroves

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DR A. ALDRIE AMIR New Straits Times 26 Jul 18; TODAY is the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. This is t...

Malaysia: Awareness campaign, research helps overcome fireflies extinction

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Nik Sukry Ramli New Straits Times 12 Jul 18; KUANTAN: More awareness and research campaigns need to be undertaken to ensure firefly colon...