(Updated) Critical for Selangor govt to address concerns raised on plans to develop land near Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve – Environmentalists

Updating with additional quotes from The Green Party pro tem secretary Abdul Razak Ismail. SHAH ALAM,…

Heat, the price of operating data centres – Can tropical Malaysia keep it cool?

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) — Malaysia is racing to attract more data centres, including hyperscale…

‘World At Risk’ 10 Years After Paris Climate Deal, Experts Warn

BERLIN, Dec 12 (Bernama-dpa) — Ten years after the landmark Paris climate agreement, scientists and environmental…

Nearly 1,000 People Dead, One Million Displaced In Indonesia Floods

JAKARTA, Dec 8 (Bernama-dpa) — Nearly 1,000 people have died, and nearly one million have been forced…

Three World Restoration Flagships in Australia, Canada, South Africa Awarded By UN

NAIROBI, Dec 4: The United Nations today recognized three new World Restoration Flagships in Australia, Canada and…

Arab Region Warming Twice As Fast As Global Average, UN Weather Agency Warns

GENEVA, Dec 4 (Bernama-Anadolu) — The Arab region faced its hottest year on record in 2024, with…

90 Pct Of South Asia’s Population To Face Extreme Heat Risk By 2030: World Bank

KARACHI, Nov 24 (Bernama-Anadolu) — Nearly 90 per cent of South Asia’s population will be at risk of…

News In Brief: Nov 22-23

Selayang Municipal Council’s claimed ignorance of a royal link in company given concession to manage Selangor…

Adopting sustainable, low-energy cooling techniques will help beat the heat, save trillions of dollars, reduce emissions – Report

BELEM, Nov 11: Amid rising heatwaves and surging cooling demand, adopting sustainable cooling – with a…

Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies – Adaptation Gap Report 2025

NAIROBI, Oct 29: Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, a yawning gap in adaptation finance…

Behind The Trump Dance and Signature Praise: Critical Minerals and Malaysia’s Dance between Mines, Magnets and Multipolarity

Member of Parliament for Ipoh Timor Howard Lee Chuan How, who also chairs the Parliamentary Caucus…

Better data on methane emissions but more to be done to keep the greenhouse gas in check: UNEP

NAIROBI: There has been an improvement on data driving action on methane emissions, but more work…

Have Hope

COP30: From Bangsar to Belem By Yuet Mee Ho-Nambiar Climate conferences usually conjure up images of…

Japan Finds Solutions to Tackle Mountains of Used Adult Diapers — Recycling

TOKYO, Oct 12: Faced with a swelling mountains of used adult diapers, Japanese manufacturers are finding…

Budget 2026: RM630 mln allocated to protect nation’s environmental treasures

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 (Bernama) — A total of RM630 million has been allocated by the MADANI…

UK, Malaysia Launch New Climate Adaptation Initiatives

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) — The United Kingdom (UK), in partnership with the United Nations Development…

In Iran, 19 Major Dams On Verge Of Drying Up As Water Crisis Deepens

TEHRAN, Oct 5 (Bernama-dpa) — Nineteen large dams in Iran are reportedly on the verge of…

Prince William pays tribute to conservationist Jane Goodall

LONDON, Oct 2 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) — Britain’s Prince William has paid a personal tribute to conservationist…

Johor vows to crack down on tiger poaching

JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 17 (Bernama) — The Johor government said that there would be no compromise on…

Pakistan’s Floods Head South After Affecting 4 Million In Centre

ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (Bernama-dpa) — Authorities in the southern Pakistani province of Sindh on Friday were…

ASEAN Must Step Up Efforts, Demonstrate Political Will To Fully Implement Haze Treaty – Lee Lam Thye

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 5 (Bernama) — The ASEAN member states must step up their collective efforts and…

Billions Of Workers Now Suffering From Heat Stress, UN Says

LONDON, Aug 22 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) — Governments and employers must act urgently to mitigate the harmful effects of heat stress…

Britons Spend 56 Hours A Year Talking About Weather – Met Office

LONDON, Aug 20 (Bernama-Xinhua) — New research from Britain’s Met Office on Tuesday revealed that Britons spend…

When haze is not always transboundary – fire, deforestation alerts continue with hot spots in Sabah, Sarawak, Pahang, Kelantan, Perak

By Shanti Ayadurai KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17: The haze was thick in several parts of Malaysia…