Here's a mind-blowing fact: Did you know that the great Ancient Egypt civilization began 5100+ years ago, at 3100 B.C.?
Now, consider that our Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve is even older, at 8000 years old.
Our Taman Negara? 130 million years old.
How is Malaysia not cool?
We need more in-depth stories and ones that make a difference. Rm50 can go a long way in ensuring Macaranga can cover all aspects of the environment from climate change to ecosystems in Malaysia! 🌅
MyHutan is delighted to hear that the Selangor government has changed its mind and will no longer seek to develop the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve.
Protecting peatland ecosystems is a form of climate action.
https://t.co/Z40DCmfCEi
“why don’t they want to listen to us?”
the decision by the Selangor government to degazette the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) was made in may but an Orang Asli community living at the edge of the jungle only found out on monday.
https://t.co/SoT5zMymQw
Today, many attended a solemn & emotional mass funeral held for the 10 civilians said to have been killed in a U.S. drone airstrike in Kabul. It was a heartbreaking event for all. 7 children are amongst the dead. #Afghanistan
https://t.co/BxSHCpqqqr
They were young and old, women and men. They were working class and professionals including doctors, journalists, athletes and tailors. But the victims shared something in common: a desire to leave their country. Our story @raghavanWaPo
Their portraits:
https://t.co/lsSAcKT3UH
A former minister in Afghanistan became delivery man in Germany. While interviewing him yesterday, I was constantly reminded of how much a migrant loses in starting over somewhere new.
I wrote part of his story here:
https://t.co/uLcVnggqbZ
Lynsey Addario has been taking photographs of women in Afghanistan since before 9/11. Here's an incredible essay on what she's seen---and the horror she knows is coming now. https://t.co/0E2gwWxEgm
For many of them, time is running out. For some, it already has.
All of this was foreseeable—all of it was foreseen.
George Packer’s latest
https://t.co/ytpafaxYhQ
@TheAtlantic
Sickening to think what is happening to people, and especially to women and girls, in Afghanistan.
Right now.
As we eat our dinner or whatever.
"Last week I was a news journalist ... My whole life has been obliterated in just a few days."
https://t.co/tqpicbKolR
Which state in #PeninsularMalaysia added the most #forest reserves? Which was best at making cash out of forests?
Find the answers to these questions in our #data story that examines forest management.
Thx @Rainforest_RIN & @pulitzercenter for support.
https://t.co/RRhsqMTYsW