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Unilevers Appaling Enviromental Record
Further to my earlyer story regarding trade union descrimination, these Youtube videos show Unilevers appaling enviromental record. 
Reef fish ‘being eaten to extinction’
The seas off northern Borneo and southern Phillipines are rich in marine life. But the region is also serverely over-fished. Chinese diners and "eating" tourists have proved to be culprits. " This fierce appetite... 
Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives: It was... 
Disappearing rainforests
When I first visited Maliau Basin, or Sabah's Lost World, in 2001, I was struck by its pristine and raw beauty. Even the leeches looked pretty - I could not kill these creatures even when they had their "mouthful"... 
Lungless Frog Adaptation Reduces Buoyancy :: Oblate Spheroid
"Barbourula Kalimantanensis - The frog, which has no lungs and breathes through its skin, was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island, a discovery that researchers said... 
created by Edmund Jenks | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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1527 views | 24 recommendations | 4 comments
Indonesia, Malaysia pledge to settle Borneo border row
"Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said the two sides had formed a joint working group to study the border conflict over the Ambalat block and find a solution upon which both parties could agree, the Star daily reported."We have agreed to settle the matter amicably. We...
"Heart of Borneo" countries agree to five points to conserve forests
"Three countries that took part in the second "Heart of Borneo" (HoB) meeting -- Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam -- have agreed to implement five things to protect forest areas, conservation and production forests for the sake of future generations, a senior...
Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei to hold "Heart of Borneo" meeting
"Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam will hold the Second Tri-lateral Meeting of Heart of Borneo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, from April 4 to 5, 2008.The upcoming meeting was a follow up of the the First HoB (Heart of Borneo) Tri-Lateral Meeting which was organized in...
Indonesia goes ape for orangutans
"Under new legislation, Indonesia will stabilise orangutan populations and habitat by 2017, return orangutans in captivity to the wild by 2015 and promote sustainable management of the forests, USAID said. They...Indonesia pins hopes on forests at Bali meeting
"Even though it has lost an estimated 70 percent of its original frontier forest, it still has a total forest area of more than 225 million acres (91 million hectares), with a host of exotic plants and animals waiting to be discovered.The richest forests are found in Borneo...ASEAN issues declaration on sustainable environment management
"The document also mentions to intensify joint research in creating and developing low-emission technology. ASEAN and in every member country took concrete measures to promote alternative energy like solar, hydro, wind, bio mass and bio energy as well as thermal energy. In...
WWF declares Mt. Lumut forest as special conservation area
"The protected forest in Mt. Lumut which covered 25,802 ha-land was considered a sacred place by native Dayak Hindu Kaharingan community. Thus, the WWF-Indonesia regarded that it should be turned into a...
Malaysia returns four orangutans to Indonesia
""It was found that these four orangutans were different from the other species," Mohamad Nawayai Yasak, director at the zoo in western Malacca state, was quoted as saying by The Star. Mohamad Nawayai said two of...
created by imung satriani | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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210 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
