Monday, August 31, 2020

Policies and rules and regulations sometimes are not enough. just ceremonial. we need more active enforcement and public engagement. Aggressive education formal and informal are needed. NGO like Malaysian Nature Society can do it. Please support.

 

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Many like to keep cat at home. They love cats more than others. The spent a lot of money, cats break many bowls, glasses and poo (???). Bu how many research have been carried out on cats at home??

 

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I think since independent we are talking about Bahasa Melayu, We have structures, people and power. Why we are still talking about it. I think we are at the wrong path. we should develop our systems, structures, peoples and mission instead of bothering others who are working hard towards their clear vision and mission.

 

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we need more internship students work at Malaysian Nature Society (MNS). We need more young generation in various disciplines and background to join MNS and support MNS in achieving its mission to protect and conserve nature.

 

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discussion is everywhere. even under direct hot sunlight. All scientists on biodiversity must talk and work together to solve the problems of protection and conservation.

 

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I do not know why they like to create problems. And I do not know why government approve it. May be we need to educate all politician, government officers and public on the effects of highlands developments on environment and disaster to public short term and long term.

 

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Continuous engagement with top management and policy makers is very important in order to make sure they are following what happening on the ground. Sometimes the vice chancellors do not have enough time to discuss everything about lecturers. At the same time all lecturers also must discuss about what they can do to support university's directions and country's mission. Lecturers work load must be look at.

 

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Lecturers in public universities must continuously work hard in educating students, develop new culture in research and finally contributing to Malaysia in preparing society for develop country.

 

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As a professor in the university, teaching is not limited in the lecture theater and laboratories BUT must reach the public. Not that easy to change the public habit, lifestyle and believe. We need to do research and prove that to them through aggressive teaching process. New media can be used for effective agent in changing public perception on environment.

 

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We always facing conflicts in our life. we want to solve plastic pollution in our ocean at the sane time we throw plastics every where.

 

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) is one of the oldest nature based society in Malaysia.As 80 years old society all members need to look back all MNS achievement and plan forward for the better future of our nature.

 

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All environmental activists must meet regularly to discuss on the environmental issues and try to help the government to achieve our mission in protecting and conserving the environment

 

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How many people are willing to share their home with wildlife? We need to think and manage their wild habitat too. If they are not independent we are not independent too. Happy Merdeka Day.

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not all stars are well recognised by the history. The historian must search for the true leaders and significant contributors to the independent of our country. I environmental issues for example, who are true leaders? those wo are bringing files to the meeting or those who are on the ground fighting for conservation and solution of problems.

 

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We need people to recognise our right and significant contribution. Current salary and promotion may show public recognition. All academician may need more support to meet future challenges in teaching, research and community development.

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Saturday, August 8, 2020

MNS continue to grow with the support of the old members. More that 55% of MNS members are above 55 years of age. We need more younger people to join MNS.

I remember this Forum. I was one of the panels representing Academic Staff Association UPM. I remember I said What is the name. What important is the content. How to make UPM progress well is about people and the systems. If the people in UPM know the vision and work hard following the systems set, I think UPM can progress well as planned. Good leaders needed to make people move along the systems. So far I think UPM on the right tract. To boost further we need good driver.

 

After retired no more special event like this. If join this kind of event just as public participants or if lucky as warga emas. When we are entertained like a king where we are not a king, holding position and many people want some thing from us just remember is it just temporary. If we continue to have people managing people may be still ok. They will remember us and probably respect us. If they are robot or robot like human, forget it no body will remember us. So when we are important and in power just do a proper job.

 

I think this is the best trip under Coca-cola/MNS water vision programmes. Participants are exposed to the nature and how forest is important to conserve water. May be wedid not realise that frest waer onloy 2% 0f totatl water on earth. The rest are salt water. We are depending on fresh water and the fresh water is in the forest. Therefore we must save all the forest which serve as water catchment areas.

 

Friday, August 7, 2020

Another series of Tapir Talk to promote MNS, educating public and sharing knowledge on nature conservation.

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We still cannot disciplines our self even though we were trained from kindergarten not to throw rubbish every where. Especially face mask like this. It may cause danger even death to other creatures.

We need to restore all mangrove areas along the coastlines. Need more mangrove planting to promote coastal marine life, protect coastal zones and filtering pollutants to the sea. Education, research and public awareness on mangrove ecosystems is very urgent.

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KUALA PERLIS, 26  Julai -- Usaha penanaman pokok bakau perlu dilakukan secara berkala dan berterusan agar ia mampu membaiki semula ekosistem hutan paya yang bukan hanya memberi kesan kepada alam sekitar tetapi turut menjejaskan pendapatan nelayan khususnya nelayan persisiran pantai.

Presiden Persatuan Pencinta Alam Malaysia (MNS), Prof Dr Ahmad Ismail berkata usaha yang dilakukan  kerajaan menanam pokok bakau di persisiran pantai contohnya di Kuala Perlis adalah perkara yang baik namun begitu proses kemenjadiannya tidak 100 peratus. Hanya sekitar 20 hingga 30 peratus sahaja.

“Aktiviti ini perlu dilakukan secara berkala dengan menyulam pokok bakau yang telah mati dan menambah bilangan pokok bakau di kawasan lain, walaupun usaha ini masih di peringkat awal ia sedikit sebanyak dapat membantu mengurangkan masalah hakisan pantai,” katanya kepada Bernama.

Ahmad berkata usaha penanaman bakau perlu diperhebatkan lagi dengan menanam lebih banyak pokok bakau bagi meningkatkan pertumbuhan organisma bentos seperti siput, ketam dan sebagainya yang akan menjadi populasi awal hidupan marin di kawasan pantai serta menyediakan makanan kepada burung pantai dan burung laut.

Katanya memandangkan Perlis mengalami kemusnahan pokok bakau yang serius, sokongan pihak korporat, agensi kerajaan, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan dan penduduk tempatan sangat diperlukan bagi menjayakan program penanaman pokok bakau sepanjang pantai negeri Perlis.

Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) celebrating 80th Years Anniversary tih year 2020. All Malaysian must know about MNS and together supporting MNS in protection and conserving all protected areas in Malaysia especial Taman Negara, Belun-Temenggor, ulu Muda, Endau-Rompin and other important protected areas, Malaysia as high biodiversity country need to protect all wildlife habitat.

Research is about understanding the reality. If you are an ecologist you must go to the fields. See by your self the real environment what happening there. With new gadgets and technologies field studies becoming more interesting. .

 

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Nearly 6 months experiencing Covic-19 in Malaysia, we still cannot cope with the problems. This is about life and death. All agencies must work together in all aspects from education to enforcement of laws, research to health cares and policies to public response. All must understand about Covid-19 and together controlling it..

Citing is not the only way to grade the quality of the papers. writing paper is to share the findings, ideas and perhaps someting that can benefit other scientist or academician. they may link the ideas with other findings. Communication between peers is important to encourage citations.

 

Just to remember all the discussion on the "Transformation of Public Services". We are still left behind in valuing academician their functions and contribution to the country.

Surely we missed a lot of information from these trees in Taiping, Perak. How many people are doing research on the trees; biology, ecology, landscape, maintenance and aesthetic values. ,

recycle to cycle programme is a very good programme but unfortunately not many people are interested. current generation of students are not interested. We are to comfort living in Malaysia and all our problems are taken care by the government. About time malaysian should change to better lifestyle. Covid-19 may be can help to change human life style on managing solid waste pollution especially plastics.

 

After Covid 19 whole world are talking about nature conservation. How far each country must take actions accordingly to save nature and protect human from another pandemics. Lack of knowledge and information on nature we failed to explain to the authority and convince on natute conservation.

Dusun Rambutan. Collection of rambutans is important for future rambutan.

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