continuous effort for conservation. This time Felda Global Venture (FGV) supported the conservation programme and hopefully the programme will continue.

We need to work harder for better production and compete with other world producer and for our local economy. Harumanis in Perlis

Until when we will talk on the same thing? education is a great challenge, dynamic and not static. We need to be creative, passionate and sustain.

nature education at school is not new BUT still not effective. WHY? not a new challenge BUT we need more creative and attractive ideas.

Promoting the Earth Day 2018 "Ending Plastic Pollution"; UPM Leading!!! towards zero plastic pollution on campus.

 

Office Professor?? please do not disturb. Professors all over the world know where they put things and they can find it quick. BUT now with computers all well organised in the computer.

one professor asked me "you professor in what? Recycle? you should focus on biology". very good question from microscopic professor. 32 years ago I proposed two subjects called wildlife ecology and ecotoxicology. I told my students that these two courses are future subjects for developed country Malaysia. WHY? Malaysia is top 12 mega-biodiversity in the world and we must work hard on the ecology, genetic and systematic of the flora and fauna in Malaysia. We must protect the ecosystems, assess the chemical pollution and status of general pollution. Industrial , agricultural and urbanization will effect the wildlife habitat and in turn will effect the human being. Now every year during international earth day, world environmental day and other habitat celebration people will talk about habitat loss and chemical pollution. This year people are talking about plastic pollution. My ideas 32 years ago now is becoming real challenge.

This is another challenge to the ministry of education. Science education and integration of environmental issues in the curriculum was implemented since 1960s. Ministry of education and the teachers must look in to this seriously what went wrong? People are talking about Science Technology and Innovation (STI), Pure science stream,vision 2020, industrial revolution 4.0 (soon IR5.0), PISA, TIMSS and many more. Ministry of education must look in to this seriously after GE14. Do we need revolution in the ministry of education????

All academician from 20 Public Universities must know and appreciate our contribution in term of academician welfares especially on the salary and promotion.

Who is going to be the next minister of higher education? I hope who ever the minister He or She should give opportunity to me to contribute to the ministry. The previous minister and deputy minister were ok with me. Both of them can get good questions in the parliament and can answer satisfactorily.

Going to Mekah is not like going to London, Paris or Sydney. We must be truly ready spiritually and physically before we go. Great challenge when we are there. I think Malaysian still the best among the muslim. Just to remind all Malaysia living in Malaysia still the best, peace, harmony and respect values is very high. Whatever it is your behaviour just reflect you exposure, thinking and education levels. so be educated!! Malaysian need to help other muslim how to have high respect to other people.

This engine called "Masuk gear jalan kaki". About 45 years a go I used to walk 10-20 kilometres a day following this machine ploughing the paddy fields. Before that we use buffalo. Very interesting experience that my children never involved not even dream. I do not have time to play rugby, football, badminton etc. Before sunrise I already in the field and come back only after sunset.

Harumanis is popular in Perlis north of Malaysian Peninsular. We need to improve all aspects of trees management untuk fruits production in order to compete with the other manggo production in this region.

where we can find tapir in the world only in central and south america and south east asia. Tapirus indicus only in Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatera. Out of four countries, only Peninsular Malaysia looked promising in protecting and conserving Malayan Tapir. Other countries the habitat are shrinking and number of animals are very small less than 500. In Peninsular malaysia probably close to 2000 animals.

Now General Election 14 is around the Conner. Every body is demanding something from the current government to fulfill in order to maintain in power. Including Orang Asli especially in the areas that are potentially develop. We need to do detail research on their communities in all aspects of life and what they need in the future. Part of nature and biodiversity of the forest. They need to be educated and support the government plan in conservation and tourism.

Malam Anugerah Hari Bumi 2018 UPM. Preparation for the event.

Earth Day Environmental Award Winners; Who and how to get it. May be we can start to have in some where. Universiti Putra Malaysia will have it on the 27 April 2018. We will award the winner for essay writing competition, hero for plastic recycling activities, best school partners. Next year will be biggerinterm of activities and participation.

According to Wikipedia, ” Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which day events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.”

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/different-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day.php

Earth Day is more than just a single day — April 22. It’s bigger than attending a rally and taking a stand. Here are 25 different ways you can celebrate Earth day.

1. If you are in a situation where you can actually walk, ride your bike, or carpool in order to get from place to place, then it may be time for you to consider that. The fewer cars on the road, the better off that we will be when it comes to our atmosphere.

2. You can volunteer your time to organizations (local or national) that put effort into making the world a better place and helping the environment. There are a lot of great things that you can do, and on Earth Day, there are usually local activities as well.

3. Did you know that switching all of your bills to e-bills and online invoices can save millions of trees every single year? It’s true! If you are in a position where you can do that without making everything more confusing and stressful, then you definitely want to look at the different things that you can do in the long run.

4. Education is the key to everything that you do for the environment. If you know more about what you can do to protect the environment, then you will be able to use that knowledge and share it with others who may be interested in it as well. And that, in the long run, can make a big difference.

5. Do you want to encourage others to get in on the celebration? Then consider putting together what is known as a pledge board at work, school, or your place of worship. You can leave post it notes there so that people can write down the activities that they pledge to do for the environment throughout the next year or so.

6. Do you have a recycling plan in place? If you already do, start looking into what you have in order to expand what you’re recycling. If you do not, then you want to take a look and see what you can recycle in your local area and if you can work to make a difference in that way.

7. Do your faucets leak? If so, did you know that this wastes a lot of water on a yearly basis? If you haven’t done so yet, then you may want to look into how you can go ahead and get started with it during the next year.

8. Plant a tree. Trees are a big part of our earth, and planting one will just add to the health and wellness of the world that we live in.

9. Join a group that is focused on taking care of the environment and see how you can help. It can get your family involved and excited about everything that is available.

10. Go to a local event. A lot of communities will have an “Earth Day fair” or something similar that your family can enjoy together and learn from.

11. Stop drinking bottled water! There are plenty of alternatives out there and, if you stop drinking bottled water, you can save a lot of plastic that would, otherwise, be filling up landfills and dumps.

12. Consider making your yard an oasis for birds and other creatures. You can put in a bird feeder, install birdhouses, put in a bird bath, and more. By making it comfortable for them, they will be more likely to stick around.

13. Help kids learn about the environment by installing a play garden. These can help children to start to fall in love with nature while also being a lot of fun and helping them to get their hands a little bit dirty at the same time.

14. Consider putting together your own garden in your yard. This can save you money, help enrich the area, and it can make it so that you can get more out of what you’re doing on a regular basis.

15. Are you concerned about legislation at the state or national level when it comes to the environment? Then now may be the time for you to write an email or letter to your representative, senator, or whatever official that you may be looking to talk to about environment.

16. Have you updated your light bulbs yet? There are a lot of different options out there that you can choose from, and most of them are much more environmentally friendly than what we grew up with. Changing them can save you a lot of time, money, and energy.

17. Put together an activity for your community if there isn’t one going on. Organize an event, do a community clean up, or put together a fair if there isn’t one already there.

18. Consider adopting a highway. Our roads get a lot of litter and junk on them on a regular basis, and there are highways all over the country that do not have what they need when it comes to people that can clean them. Go with your work or group of friends to take care of things.

19. Take some time to work with your local school. Local schools need all of the help that they can get when it comes to figuring out the best way to get kids more interested in the environment and its care.

20. Take initiative to make sure that your workplace is more environmentally friendly. See what you can do in order to make it just a little bit easier on everyone when it comes to getting involved with caring for the environment. Do research on recycling and get everything in order so you can all do your part.

21. Go and enjoy nature in a special way. Go on a hike. Go to the park. Do something that gets you in touch with nature and that helps to remind you exactly why you’re going to want to go ahead and put so much time, effort, and energy into what you have to offer here.

22. Put together a list of goals for the following year. What do you want to do throughout the year? What steps are you going to take in order to make sure that you can get everything that you need without a lot of hassle? Focus on those things above everything else.

23. Consider finding a way to help an environmental organization financially. If you have additional finances, there are all sorts of organizations out there who will need a little bit of help with money. Most are nonprofit organizations, so look into the ones that work on the things that you are most concerned about or most interested in and consider donating to them.

24. “Adopt” a creature at a wildlife preserve. There are a lot of them out there that need sponsoring, so consider finding a rescue that takes care of your favorite animals, then see how you can adopt and help pay for the care and such that one of these beautiful animals needs.

25. Don’t just leave it to Earth day! If we can do a myriad of things when we are celebrating Earth Day, imagine just how much more that we could do if we took care of the environment every other day during the year. So, why not look into what can be done through the whole year and make taking care of the environment a regular part of how you live.

There could be number of other ways to celebrate Earth day. These are just 25 ways by which you can celebrate Earth day and make a small contribution to the global campaign.

I talked to Dato Chef Ismail on traditional food and biodiversity. A lot of research need to be done in detail about the biodiversity, nutrient content and the healthy parts of our traditional food.

Another recognition, thank you for all the support. So far I have three recognition by the professional societies. Fellow Academy Science Malaysia, Fellow Malaysian Applies Biology Society, Fellow Royal Society of Biology UK. I hope by this recognition I can contribute more towards biology and environment.

Not many realised that forest servicing our life. Public must understand and support forest protection and conservation. Government have laws and must be enforce strictly. All political parties must have their interest in protecting forests in the country.

what ever go to the sea will come back to the beach. 80% of the plastic in the ocean originally from land. So we can manage plastic pollution in the ocean by managing plastics on land.

Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global issue. This year Earth Day 2018 promoting "Ending Plastic Pollution". Whole society must understand about plastic pollution in the ocean and effect the marine life including human being through food chain bioaccumulation..Together we manage the plastic in the environment and all countries must have strong laws and regulations and effectively enforce the plastic pollution regulation.

The UK supermarket Iceland has announced that it will stop using palm oil in its own branded products by the end of this year, saying it hopes that could help protect the environment.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39492

What is palm oil?

Palm oil is made from the fruits of trees called African oil palms.

The trees originally came from west and south-west Africa, but they were introduced to Indonesia and Malaysia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They grow naturally in tropical rainforest areas, but they also are being planted and farmed especially to produce more palm oil.

Why is palm oil seen as a good thing?

Some people say palm oil is the best type of vegetable oil to produce. Palm oil is in close to half of the products we buy in the supermarkets - in everything from shampoos and soaps, to pizzas and biscuits. It's everywhere.

Why is palm oil seen as a bad thing?

Environmentalists argue that this farming of oil palm trees is extremely bad for the planet.

Deforestation is when forests and trees are cut down to clear the land to use it for something else

Palm oil production is said to have been responsible for about 8% of the world's deforestation between 1990 and 2008.

This is because forests are burned to clear areas where people can grow oil palms - even if it's illegal.

Burning forests like this destroys the places where plants and wildlife live, meaning the area has less biodiversity.

Species like orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers can be affected.

WE need to see the products from our publication. When we are considered in world ranking many will share our ideas and may be combination of ideas they will get the products. We need to have a strong secretariat to analyse all research and findings in nano technology in the world.

Statistics about environment in Malaysia. It is very important for developed country beyond 2020. We need more data on nature, forest, wildlife and water. Especially when we will celebrate endangered species day, migratory birds day, turtle day, biodiversity da, recycle day and the earth day in April and May soon.

I was the only one representing universities meeting the General Secretary of Ministry of Tourism and Culture to discuss about VISIT MALAYSIA 2020. The other participants were activer players in tourism industries. I can see a lot of the opportunities for universities to involve or working together with the industries. I was an advisor to domestic tourism before promoting ecotourism in 1992/93.

For water vision contest this year we do it in Pulau Ketam with the hot theme "Plastic recycle". This is the eleventh year of water vision competition sponsored by Coca-cola.

Helping those who are needed and educating them for better life. Life is about changing habit and life style. Reduce plastic and avoid contaminating the ocean.

We dont have to wait for 22 April 208. We can act now to response to plastic pollution in marine environment by improve better managing system for plastic. Reject, reduce, reuse, and recycle habit need to be strengthen among the society.

We need to talk seriously on plastic pollution in marine ecosystem. it is dangerous to marine life and human too.