Plastic pollution not just in town but in rural areas too. In fact every where and finally go to the sea caused disaster to marine life. We cannot avoid using plastic and not that easy because every body got to use with plastic in their life. may be we need to educate them about plastic and teach them about managing the plastic.

Still remember how we discuss on the salary scheme for lecturers in the public university. We compared with other universities in the world, publication, economy status of the country and general productivity. Malaysian lecturers should get higher pay. than now. After retire may be I should focus on the contract professor, sharing courses among the universities in Malaysia and may be Asean countries. With current ICT and IR4.0 trend may be this suggestion is relevant.

We see this cases become more frequent. Why this keep happening? how far the authority take actions. Not enough keep mentioning we have laws, penalty if kill this animal and capture and release primitive way without understand the biology, behaviour and ecology of this animal.

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A proper planning is needed for effective scientific expedition. We need support and collaboration from Forestry Department and Wildlife Department and District Offices of Padang Terap, Sik and Baling.

Another initiative for forest conservation and promoting Ulu Muda as Kedah State Park. Ulu Muda need to be preserved as it is important for water supply for more than 5 millions people in Perlis, Kedah and Penang.

Not that easy to have the opportunity to observe illegal mangrove cutting in large scale by the indonesian workers and actual man who involve in illegal logging. Why this activities still active in Malaysia despite having good laws and enforcement systems. Public need to be educated to support the government to preserve the mangrove ecosystem for better marine life and local fisherman.

30 January 2012 

We need to popularise Recycling at universities (Recycling@U) more so that many universities will participate and become model to the local communities This programme is sponsored by Coca-cola Foundation through Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) leading and coordination other universities Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) and Universiti Tun Hussin Onn (UTHM).