Malaysia wants to become a regional hub for AI & data centres. A data centre can use up to 25.5 million tonnes of water annually. This amount can support 300,000 people every single day.
Nothing can replace our freshwater ecosystems once they are destroyed & drained.
The Pahang Government just degazetted 85% of the Satak Forest Reserve last month. Only 164 hectares of the 1,072 hectares remain protected. With the threat of climate change & biodiversity loss, why are not protecting our forests even more?
Read it here: https://t.co/VG2w9SFxRU
Bukit Kiara Forest Reserve is marked as 'protected area' on maps. Shouldn't it be illegal to build there?
It’s frustrating to see Bukit Kiara under threat when it’s one of the last places city dwellers can actually breathe.
Protection shouldn't be optional.
Shrinkflation pisses me off so bad because not only are you ripping me off but you're gaslighting me. I go talking about how there's less crackers in each sleeve and people treat me like I'm crazy. What's actually crazy is what we're putting up with from these corpos.
every time you say “this is new for me” instead of “i’m bad at this,” you allow your brain space to learn instead of shut down. that’s neuroplasticity in real time.
The steep decline of the Malayan tiger population is a national crisis, with the species on the brink of extinction, said the Consumers' Association of Penang.
Its disappearance would destabilise forest ecosystems and erase a national heritage defining Malaysia’s identity, said president Mohideen Kader.
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Good news!
The number of orangutans in Sarawak's Ulu Sungai Menyang conservation area has increased over the last decade. Their population went from 115 individuals in 2014 to 167 in 2024. This accounts for 8% of the orangutan population in Sarawak.https://t.co/ngEAQxOZJv
hello brands, I hope this helps - if you use generative AI, I will think less of you as a brand and will make a deliberate effort to avoid your products in the future
We’re five years into the pandemic, and the science is telling a very different story than “just a cold.” COVID affects blood vessels, organs, metabolism, and cognition — and the impacts compound with each infection. It’s the same pattern we saw with smoking: people felt fine… until the long-term consequences surfaced.
Full article here: https://t.co/N6vpD3YBIa
#LongCOVID #COVID #COVID19 #PublicHealth #InfectionPrevention #CleanAir
Poaching in Royal Belum Forest in Perak, which is one of the few strongholds for our Malayan tiger, has dropped to 90% for the last eight years. This is mainly thanks to the patrolling of 150 Orang Asli rangers.
Success in conservation is possible.
https://t.co/uA8F1pa0yh
So, I made these infographics on how the public can support tiger conservation in Malaysia!
I urge you all to report wildlife crimes, join conservation programs, support the work of local NGOs & wildlife protection agencies & continue to get educated about biodiversity.