Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Environmental Education mooted as new subject in schools, universities (http://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/02/213980/environmental-education-mooted-new-subject-schools-universities): Actually we already experience nature education in school since in 1960 and enhanced in 1970. 1987 new approach of teaching environmental education in schools and keep improving until now. After more than 20 years the implementation integrated approach of environmental education was not really effective. They are many reasons.. Government can make a good policies but when come to implementation, we cannot perform. WHY? to get the answer please refer to the true experts.

 
 

When we started we cannot stop eventhough people try to protest ot not supporting. There are many good peopole in this world are willng to support the good activities like MyCYS. we can visit my last comment on MyCYS and read newspaper reporting on MyCYS. Next yeear I hope will be better one and all will support. Please forget those who are not suipporting good thing if we want to progress. This MyCYS not for individual performance but just a small contribution to the country. Especially when the country is not well performed in STEM, so why not we all come forward and support MyCYS.

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another memory. campaigning for recycle centre. Our culture we like to copy what the expert say but we like to do wrongly or diverted it OR in many occasion we like to listen to those who at ourv level. Sorry if we want to move forward as developed country we must listen and respect the educated one.

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Something that we need to make it happen, we must repeat it many times so that people will listen, see and actions. Then we keep reminding them so that they will remember as part of their history. Later they will practice in their life. NOT that easy to change human thinking and lifer style. Education is very important.

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Budget CUT: we can suggest to the government but how far they will consider we do not know.

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Ahmad Ismail is a retired professor in wildlife ecology and ecotoxicology at Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He was the head of Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, UPM, Deputy Dean of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Principal of 13th college and Deputy Director of Matriculation Centre of UPM (Universiti Putra Malaysia). When he was in UPM, Prof Ahmad Ismail also a senate member and sitting in many committees at university's level as senate representative, his positions in the university and individual capacity. He completed his bacelor degree from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1980 and PhD from University of Essex UK in 1986. He visited many universities in Japan, Korea, UK, Poland, Indonesia, Thailand etc. as co-researcher and visiting professor. Since 1987 he authored and coauthored more than 350 articles published in local and international refereed journals and proceedings, editors for local and international scientific journals. He also member of editorial board for few journals such Malayan Nature Journal, Acta Biologica Malaysiana, Journal of North for Basic and Applied Science KSA, the EnvironAsia and Walailak Journal of Science & Technology. By January 2017, over 4000 citations for the publications with h-index 30. He supervised more than 100 local and international undergraduates, masters and PhD students in UPM and other international universities in the field of agriculture, ecology, environment, ecotoxicology and wildlife ecology. Professor Ahmad is among the leading scientists in his fields and pioneering in many important topics of researches in the country and region. In his career, he organised many of conferences, symposium and seminars to gather scientists and promoting new young scientists and findings in science especially related to field of ecology at national and international levels. His expertise in agriculture, wildlife ecology, coastal ecology, solid waste and ecotoxicology was shared with many agencies in Malaysia through his extension activities with NGOs, government agencies and inter-government agencies, private sectors, industries and public communities through direct communication and negotiation, printed and electronic media. Currently He is Fellow Academy Science Malaysia (ASM), Fellow Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB), advisor to Education Department of MNS and ex-vice president of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS), Chairman of MNS-PETRONAS Ecocare Centre, Kertih, Panel Advisor to National Biodiversity Centre (Natural Resources and Environment Ministry), President of Malaysian Ecological Society, ex-President of Academic Staff Association Universiti Putra Malaysia (PPA UPM-2011/2016), and committee member for Malaysian Academic Association Congress (MAAC). He also served for many years as vice president and council member of Malaysian Zoological Society (MZS) who is managing Zoo Negara. His academic background, active in teaching and research, continuous involvement with NGOs and government agencies have contributed a lot in the development of interest in science and nature among young generations.




Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Visited my friend's farm. After retired we have time to do what we like to do and what we are interested in. May be all head of government departments can assess their staff after retired. They should assess their staff at the age 0f 40-50 years old and try to get their expertise. Do not be threathen by your staff because you are already the boss. Get their strength to strengthen your department and leadership.

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Food always easy to attract tourists. This special location attarcting tourists to stop and taste specially cooked of local clams. It is very interesting BUT we must look at continuous supply if it is in high demand. Biologists must help to provoide a sustainable industry. Another thing is pollution. Wild clams usually exposed to pollution especially in the poorly managed domestic and industrial or agricultural wastes. The local authority must look in to this in all aspects. Experts advice is needed.

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I hope the ladies are not angry with me. They are actually the General Manager of the house. They are controling from cleaning the house to decorating the house. They managing all. So why not they manage separating waste at home and recycle too. Thank you ladies for managing the world's security, save landfill sites, save the environment, save the world.

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If one thousand ton of solid wastes from one municipal area dumped in landfill site, we can imaginge how much are the recycle items. People collecting rubbish in landfill sites are making money. Why we do not separate our rubbish from our house? The "scavengers" stay there. eat there and may be "breeding" there. They have small huts, restaurant and small shops too.

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