Part 1: Origins of the rights of the first peoples Around the world, the indigenous customary land rights have been a source of confusion for the modern nation state. Who exactly are the indigenous peoples? What are the origins of the indigenous customary land rights? What are the features, organisation and constitution of such rights? …
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The Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) Coalition welcomes the decision of the Selangor state government to revoke the degazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR). At the same time, we urge the state government to promptly expedite the regazettement of KLNFR and enhance community management of the forest, as well as …
Statement issued by the Coalition for the Protection of Selangor Forests (CPSF) of which SAM is a member of SELANGOR, 5 September 2021: The Coalition for the Protection of Selangor Forests (CPSF) calls for urgent action to revoke the degazettement of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) and take action against the Selangor State Agriculture …
Only a few hours ago, SAM sadly learnt that the Selangor state government has decided to continue with its proposal to degazette the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) to make way for commercial development on what is now one of the last remaining peat forests in the south of Selangor. We are extremely outraged …
This is a useful resource to be downloaded. We prepared this presentation titled Introduction to Law and Forestry and Conservation Data in Malaysia for an online public webinar on Climate – Forest > 1.5° C (a mathematical equation). This webinar was jointly organised by the CSO Platform for Reform (Environment Cluster) (BEACCH) and us on 18 …
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Today is International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem and we urge all parties to commit to protecting and conserving our mangrove forests On July 26 every year, the world celebrates the International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem. This celebration was declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to …
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) wishes to express our continued concern on how the occurrences of floods in Sarawak, including in Baram, have become more frequent and intense in recent years. Prior to the large scale conversion of forests for the purpose of monoculture plantations, such floods were rather uncommon in the upstream areas of interior …
Failure to halt forest conversion in Sarawak means worse flooding is yet to come Read More »
For this year’s World Environment Day, most of us, as in the previous year, are celebrating the day indoors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At times like this, we appreciate the outdoors more and are eager to get out to enjoy the environment and nature, which gives us much calm and joy. However, not all of …
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia is deeply shocked and disturbed by the recent shooting of a family of 20 dusky langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus) in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan on 20 May 2021 by the Negeri Sembilan Jabatan Perhilitan (wildlife department). SAM was alerted to a social media post uploaded by a person named Nurul Azreen Sultan about …
22nd May is the International Day for Biological Diversity Malaysia, is a party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and is one of the most megadiverse countries, ranking 12th in the world, according to the National Biodiversity Index, that is based on estimates of the country’s richness and endemism in relation to some classes of plants …
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki, 11400 Penang,
Malaysia
Tel: +604 827 6930
Fax: +604 827 6932
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
129A, First Floor,
Jalan Tuanku Taha,
P.O.Box 216,
98058 Marudi, Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Tel & Fax: +6085 758 973