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Annual Report 2019
Download here for a copy of our 2019 report to learn more about what we did.




Articles & Stories

How waste trade impacts us all
The following infographic paints a picture of how the waste trade impacts us all. Plastics overconsumption/overproduction manifests in an increased production of wastes. The reality

In Memoriam – Trade Unionist Balakrishnan Nadeson
On 11.01.2023, we lost one of our very own former staff, Balakrishnan Nadeson, who succumbed to his illness. Balakrishnan, or rather Union Bala as we

CBD COP15 – How it has fared so far
Week one (03 – 10 December 2022) of the 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 15) to the Convention onBiological Diversity (CBD) taking place

What’s at stake at the CBD COP15
The second part of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) will begin from 07 December 2022 until 19

How waste trade impacts us all
- Publication Date | March 1, 2023
- Document Type | Articles & Stories
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Toxics, Waste

In Memoriam – Trade Unionist Balakrishnan Nadeson
- Publication Date | January 18, 2023
- Document Type | Articles & Stories
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Development, General, Pollution, Toxics

CBD COP15 – How it has fared so far
- Publication Date | December 14, 2022
- Document Type | Articles & Stories
- Programmes | Forests & Biodiversity
- Issues | Biodiversity, Conservation, Deforestation, Genetic Engineering, Indigenous Peoples, International Treaties, Land Rights, Mitigation, Wildlife

What’s at stake at the CBD COP15
- Publication Date | December 3, 2022
- Document Type | Articles & Stories
- Programmes | Forests & Biodiversity
- Issues | Agriculture, Agroecology, Community Forest Management, Conservation, International Treaties, Wildlife
Brochures & Posters

Launched! Toolkit: Throwing away the throw-away culture
Today, we launch our brand new downloadable and easy to use toolkit on how you can use this simple guide to trash the throw-away culture.

7 reasons to oppose nuclear power plants
This 2012 Booklet published by SAM, TWN and CAP continue to remain relevant in light of the government’s proposal to go down the nuclear path.

Dams & Rivers
Click here to download. What happens when dams are built and rivers are dammed.

Dam fighters’ guide by International Rivers Network
Click here to download. International Rivers Network (IRN) published this guide for dam fighters. This is a practical guide for all to use especially when

Launched! Toolkit: Throwing away the throw-away culture
- Publication Date | September 11, 2021
- Document Type | Brochures & Posters
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Toxics, Waste

7 reasons to oppose nuclear power plants
- Publication Date | June 2, 2017
- Document Type | Brochures & Posters
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Energy

Dams & Rivers
- Publication Date | July 27, 2012
- Document Type | Brochures & Posters
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Dams, Energy

Dam fighters’ guide by International Rivers Network
- Publication Date | June 22, 2012
- Document Type | Brochures & Posters
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Dams, Energy
Media

Lynas operating licence: SAM disappointed with government’s U-turn
Sahabat Alam Malaysia is most disappointed to learn about the MADANI government’s latest decision with regard to extending Lynas’s operations till March 2026. We are

Nuclear power should not be an option in Malaysia!
We refer to the comments made by the Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change Nik Nazmi in a media interview “No Passion For

Needed: A genuine reform of the energy sector, and not a nuclear power pathway
This is a joint statement by Sahabat Alam Malaysia and Greenpeace Malaysia regarding the International Nuclear Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (iNuSTEC2023) & Nuclear Youth Competition 2023 (NYC2023). Recently,

Prohibit mining in environmentally sensitive areas
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the federal and state governments to prohibit mining including of rare earth elements (REE) in environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs)

Lynas operating licence: SAM disappointed with government’s U-turn
- Publication Date | October 24, 2023
- Document Type | Media Statement
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Toxics, Waste

Nuclear power should not be an option in Malaysia!
- Publication Date | October 20, 2023
- Document Type | Letter to the Editor
- Programmes | Climate Change
- Issues | Energy, International Treaties, Mitigation, Nuclear, Pollution, Toxics, Waste

Needed: A genuine reform of the energy sector, and not a nuclear power pathway
- Publication Date | October 6, 2023
- Document Type | Media Statement
- Programmes | Climate Change
- Issues | Energy, Nuclear, Pollution, Toxics

Prohibit mining in environmentally sensitive areas
- Publication Date | September 12, 2023
- Document Type | Media Statement
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Biodiversity, Mining & Extractives, Pollution
Photos & Memes

Turning off the tap: The responsibility of big corporations
Single-use plastics, primarily packaging, has contributed greatly to the continued rise in plastic production in recent years. These include common everyday items such as water

Make the switch: from disposable to reusable diapers
Just as with most single-use products, disposable diapers that have been soiled, are not recycled and end up being landfilled or incinerated. Moreover, chemical additives

Turning off the tap: The responsibility of big corporations
- Publication Date | July 25, 2021
- Document Type | Photos & Memes
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Toxics, Waste

Make the switch: from disposable to reusable diapers
- Publication Date | July 21, 2021
- Document Type | Photos & Memes
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Waste
Presentations

Stop the proposed mining and beneficiation of lanthanide element ion-adsorption deposit in Mukim Kenering, Hulu Perak, Perak
The pilot project for the proposed mining and beneficiation of lanthanide element ion-adsorption deposit on a total area of about 5,339 acres (2,161) Ha in

Forests and climate change
This is a useful resource to be downloaded. We prepared this presentation titled Climate Change and the Importance of Forests for an online public webinar on Climate

Forestry law and the management of statistical data
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

Seeds are our heritage
Seeds have essential genetic information that are absolutely important to support agriculture and are vital for diversity and food sovereignty. Life begins with every cell

Stop the proposed mining and beneficiation of lanthanide element ion-adsorption deposit in Mukim Kenering, Hulu Perak, Perak
- Publication Date | September 4, 2022
- Document Type | Presentations
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Deforestation, Development, Forest Degazetting, Mining & Extractives, Pollution, Toxics, Waste, Wildlife

Forests and climate change
- Publication Date | August 21, 2021
- Document Type | Presentations
- Programmes | Climate Change
- Issues | Adaptation, Biodiversity, Conservation, Deforestation, Development, Forest Conversions, Forest Degazetting, Indigenous Peoples, Logging, Mangrove Rehabilitation, Mining & Extractives, Mitigation, REDD-plus

Forestry law and the management of statistical data
- Publication Date | August 21, 2021
- Document Type | Presentations
- Programmes | Forests & Biodiversity
- Issues | Biodiversity, Community Forest Management, Conservation, Deforestation, Forest Conversions, Forest Degazetting, Indigenous Peoples, Land Rights, Logging, Mining & Extractives, Plantations

Seeds are our heritage
- Publication Date | April 26, 2021
- Document Type | Articles & Stories, Presentations, Videos
- Programmes | Agriculture
- Issues | Agriculture, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, Seeds

Stop the proposed mining and beneficiation of lanthanide element ion-adsorption deposit in Mukim Kenering, Hulu Perak, Perak
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Open letter to Members of European Parliament: Ban plastic waste export!
Globally and in Europe, civil society organisations have been tirelessly advocating to stop the exploitative practice of the plastic waste trade from high-income countries like the

Comments on the EIA for the proposed masterplan development of Maharani Energy Gateway, Muar, Johor
On 30 March 2022, SAM submitted our comments to the Department of Environment on the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed masterplan development called

Heads Up! Check out our new publication
We have a new report titled Community Responses and Challenges to the Intersection of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use and Climate Change. Climate change has

Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The deception of carbon markets and “net zero”
Powerful actors are using “net zero” pledges to hide their climate inaction. Stopping the climate crisis requires us to stop burning fossil fuels – no

Open letter to Members of European Parliament: Ban plastic waste export!
- Publication Date | November 19, 2022
- Document Type | Reports, Papers & Memoranda
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Toxics, Waste

Comments on the EIA for the proposed masterplan development of Maharani Energy Gateway, Muar, Johor
- Publication Date | April 5, 2022
- Document Type | Reports, Papers & Memoranda
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Coastal Development, Coastal Ecosystem, Development, Energy, Pollution, Reclamation

Heads Up! Check out our new publication
- Publication Date | September 29, 2021
- Document Type | Reports, Papers & Memoranda
- Programmes | Agriculture, Climate Change
- Issues | Agriculture, Agroecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Food Sovereignty, Land Rights

Chasing Carbon Unicorns: The deception of carbon markets and “net zero”
- Publication Date | February 24, 2021
- Document Type | Reports, Papers & Memoranda
- Programmes | Climate Change

Comments on the EIA for the proposed masterplan development of Maharani Energy Gateway, Muar, Johor
Read More »Videos

Seeds are our heritage
Seeds have essential genetic information that are absolutely important to support agriculture and are vital for diversity and food sovereignty. Life begins with every cell

Shrimp pond waste pollutes a river in Kerpan, Kedah
This is the outcome of SAM’s field visit to Kerpan, Kedah where waste from a shrimp aquaculture pond have been polluting the nearby river for

Encroachment into customary territory of the Penan Batu Bungan
This is an interview with Nyaru Bete, the Chairperson of the Batu Bungan Action Committee on the encroachment of a company called Radiant Lagoon onto

Stop reclaiming our sea
This short video shows the sea reclamation activities in Malaysia especially in Penang, Malacca and Johor. These activities have caused much damage to the environment,

Seeds are our heritage
- Publication Date | April 26, 2021
- Document Type | Articles & Stories, Presentations, Videos
- Programmes | Agriculture
- Issues | Agriculture, Agroecology, Food Sovereignty, Seeds

Shrimp pond waste pollutes a river in Kerpan, Kedah
- Publication Date | February 14, 2020
- Document Type | Videos
- Programmes | Pollution & Extractives
- Issues | Pollution, Waste

Encroachment into customary territory of the Penan Batu Bungan
- Publication Date | March 19, 2019
- Document Type | Videos
- Programmes | Forests & Biodiversity
- Issues | Biodiversity, Indigenous Peoples, Land Rights, Plantations

Stop reclaiming our sea
- Publication Date | March 6, 2019
- Document Type | Videos
- Programmes | Development & Planning
- Issues | Coastal Development, Development, Fisheries, Food Sovereignty, Planning, Reclamation, Transport
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