Macaranga Wrap-up: October 2021

Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founder, Co-Editor and Writer, Macaranga | Law Yao Hua, Co-Founder, Co-Editor and Writer, Macaranga

25-Oct-21 15:35

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We discuss some of the biggest environment-related news from October, with Wong Siew Lyn and Law Yao Hua, the Co-Founders, Co-Editors and Writers from Macaranga, including the Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2021, Malaysia's ambitious target of becoming a carbon-neutral nation by as early as 2050, and also the intense and unusual flooding in Penampang, Sabah, and how improperly planned and rampant development may be playing a part in this.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories: Environment, Science, Politics, Social Issues, law & legal matters, SME, Entrpreneurship

Tags: The Bigger Picture, Earth Matters, Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Bill 2021, Wildlife Conservation Act 2010, 12MP, 12th Malaysia Plan, Net Zero, flooding, Penampang, deforestation, forest degazettement,

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