Another ceremony for tree planting. This year CNI-MNS plant a tree plant a hope we gave to the universities to plant in their campus. The students can take care of their own planted trees and later come back to campus as alumni to see the trees.

Public awareness campaign on using mist net to catch wild birds are wrong need to be more aggressive. With many foreigners and changing of ecosystems and climates and protection by laws, birds are coming to Malaysia and their survival rates too increased. BUT some people taking advantages to catch for their own consumption and sale. MNS and public together protect wildlife. report to the authorities when you see this.

Not that easy to get support from cooperate sectors to support environmental activities especially sponsoring projects on environment. To convince them is a big challenge, when change the officer in-charge will be another challenge, meeting experts and executives can be another great challenge because everybody have ideas and experience. The most influence persons may be from the funder. As chief judge convincing towards making decision is a great challenge. BUT getting results is a great success.

In todays world we cannot work alone. With fast technology, ICT and extreme competition in leading the technology we need co collaborate with other, sharing knowledge and profit not just depending.

May be about time we calculate in detail number of trees that can be cut for timber and plan for systematic logging in order to save and conserve forest habitat for flora and fauna and waster resources.

not just academic but social activities too

As I mentioned many times my old and poor lab is the first medaka culture in the world and receiving visitors from Japan, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong kong, Mexico, England, and other countries. BUT may be we can see new laboratory soon for medaka fish because UPM just gave big grant to the young scientists.