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Macaranga Wrap-up: November 2020

30-Nov-20 15:45

Macaranga Wrap-up: November 2020

The folks behind everything at Macaranga.org join us for their monthly show, this time to highlight  Budget 2021 and the government's plans for the environment, before discussing the increased crackdown on wildlife poaching in Johor, which will hopefully be replicated across the country. Finally we look at The Ministry of Environment and Water's upcoming "No Plastic Bag" campaign, and suss out it's feasibility.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  EnvironmentScience

Tags:  The Bigger PictureEarth MattersMacaranga.orgBudget 2021Wildlife CrimeWildlife PoachingPlastic Bag PollutionPlastic PollutionNo-plastic Bag Campaign





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