Isu: Pencemaran Alam Sekitar - Raise Awareness To Save Environment -

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Sisa minyak cemar pantai

PENGERANG: Selepas 12 rumah nelayan Kampung Sungai Buntu dilanda ribut Ahad lalu, nelayan desa itu sekali lagi berhadapan ancaman, dan kali ini akibat tumpahan minyak di sepanjang pantai pula.

Tumpahan minyak itu dipercayai berpunca daripada kapal dagang yang membuang sisa minyak ketika berlabuh di perairan dekat kampung itu.

Kejadian itu dikatakan bukan baru sekali berlaku, tetapi setiap tahun, iaitu pada Mei dan Julai.

Berikutan itu, sumber rezeki kira-kira 40 nelayan kampung berkenaan terjejas kerana pukat, jaring dan bot mereka terdedah kepada selaput minyak.

Tinjauan Harian Metro ke kampung berkenaan mendapati tompokan minyak hitam memenuhi pantai dan melekat pada sampah sarap, jaring dan bot nelayan manakala keadaan air laut dan pasir pantai bertukar menjadi hitam.

Tumpahan minyak itu turut menjejaskan pantai di Kampung Sungai Kapal dan Kampung Sungai Rengit, yang penduduknya juga terdiri daripada nelayan.

Berikutan itu, ramai nelayan di kampung berkenaan teragak-agak untuk turun ke laut, bimbang alatan mereka rosak.

Nelayan, Romzi Basiron, 38, berkata kejadian tumpahan minyak itu berlaku pada Jumaat lalu, dan biasanya reda selepas seminggu,

揫b]Ikan dan udang yang saya tangkap semalam memang ada kesan minyak, ia menyebabkan sebahagian tangkapan itu saya buang, dan tak boleh jual.

揃ot, jaring dan badan saya pun terkena minyak apabila saya turun ke pantai. Dalam seminggu ini, saya mungkin tak turun ke laut kerana bimbang jaring rosak,

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Environmental damage: Action within 24 hours
08-05-2007
By SIM LEOI LEOI  

PUTRAJAYA: Enforcement officers must take action within 24 hours of receiving reports of pollution and environmental damage from state assemblymen and Members of Parliament under a campaign to clean up rivers and reduce waste.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said these officers would have to act or the MPs and state assemblymen could call him personally.

"Under this campaign, elected representatives will have to map out the environmentally-sensitive areas within their constituencies and the kinds of pollution they are prone to, whether this be agricultural or industrial.

"And they will also have to act as environmental watchdogs to monitor activities in these areas and report to the DOE (Department of Environment) of any infringement.

"DOE officers can then either fine the perpetrators of such pollution on the spot, or, in severe cases, seek to bring them to court.

"We are currently finalising the Standard Operating Procedure for our officers," he told reporters after launching a publication on the implementation of the Montreal Protocol in Malaysia at Shangri-La here today.

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really hope this will be implemented --
kalau benar within 24 hours -- let's hope they do something
with that spilled oil kat perairan malaysia tu --  or anywhere
else in malaysia that has lots of polluted rivers and ditches -

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15 tahun hidu bau sampah
Oleh Rahmat Othman

ALOR STAR: Lebih 800 penduduk Kampung Jalan Bakar Sampah, Kampung Tok Kau dan Kampung Jalan Jenun, Guar Chempedak, dekat sini, mahu tapak pelupusan sisa pepejal Majlis Daerah Yan (MDY) di Jalan Bakar Sampah dipindahkan ke tempat lain kerana tidak tahan menghidu bau busuk sejak 15 tahun lalu.

Selain bau busuk, penduduk juga terpaksa 慴erperang

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Damansara residents fuming over noise, dust
By : Malina Jeya Palan



The construction site at the Damansara town centre is causing
concern to residents.

KUALA LUMPUR: The noise and pollution from the construction of six buildings in the Damansara town centre here is driving residents in the area up the wall.

Fuming residents have expressed fears that dust from the construction site may affect their health. They also claim that the noise was unbearable as work at the site sometimes went on until midnight.

"I am sitting for my SPM examination this year and find it hard to concentrate on my studies or to sleep as the noise is deafening," said Fatin Ahmad, 17, who was among those who turned up at a gathering near the site yesterday.

Fatin is also worried over the lack of green lungs in the area as many trees had been felled and the greenery surrounding the homes had become a thing of the past.

"The green environment is an important part of the eco-system and now that the trees have been cut down, it looks terrible."
Another resident, Dr Sam Abraham, said he was concerned about the health of those living in the area, especially children, as there would be a rise in asthma cases and other allergies if the construction work continues.

SK Bukit Damansara Parent-Teacher Association deputy chairperson Noor Azimah Rahman said the project would add to the pollution and congestion in the area.

"Our classrooms have no air-conditioning which means we have to keep the windows open. The children抯 health and safety will be affected by the dust from the construction site and the increase in traffic volume.

"As it is, we have had some near misses where some of our children were nearly knocked down despite the presence of a traffic warden at school.

"Traffic is only going to get worse," she said.

Damansara Heights houseowners association president Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Rahman urged the authorities to revoke the approval given for the project, which involved the building of two blocks each of serviced apartments, hotels and offices.


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and then everytime the kids get asthma or bronchitis or
cold or flu -- we always say -- ahhhh  memang sekarang ni
musim dia la  - semua macam selesema dan batuk --
walhal  every single month pun macam tu sebab
environment yang kotor dan tak terkawal ---
the air is just so polluted that kalau kita breath in
yang masuk bukan oxygen aje - termasuk semua dust
habuk  kuman  and all kind of sheep yang akan affect
health kita end of the day ---

tu kat damansara nun -- nak toreh lagi segala bukit gunung --
bukan saja pencemaran bunyi (tractor yang bising)
tetapi soonest akan jadi jerebu - pencemaran udara,
and then bila sungai jadi cetek sebab duk log sokmo -
jadi pencemaran air pulak --
not only dah kacau habitat wildlife --  lagi kacau kesihatan
orang ramai juga --

memang geram saya rasa dengan contractor or government yang
allowed this sort of thing to happen --

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Residents 憇ick

mziskandar

pencemaran maruah x masuk ke?

yusrin

kalau k'jaan tak buat kempen, kata k'jaan tak prihatin
bila buat enforcement betul2 plak ada kata k'jaan kejam
setakat buang tisupun kena saman..
yg aku nampak apapun usaha k'jaan rakyat kenala kerjasama
rakyat asik nyalahkan k'jaan
cubalaterima dgn ati yg ikhlas
ini betul2 usaha murni
aku nampak kesungguhan di pihak Azmi Kalidnih
tapi tak guna kalau rakyat buat dek

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Pengusaha ikan rugi air sungai tercemar


TEMERLOH: Lebih 1,000 pengusaha ikan sangkar di beberapa perkampungan dekat Sungai Pahang, di sini, kerugian ratusan ribu ringgit apabila sangkar mereka dicemari bahan sisa minyak hitam dipercayai dibuang dari kapal pengorek pasir.

Malangnya, kejadian yang sudah berlaku lebih lima kali itu dipandang remeh pegawai Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) yang menyifatkan keadaan itu sebagai tidak membimbangkan.

Tidak tahan dengan aktiviti pengorekan pasir yang terus membuang minyak hitam secara sesuka hati ke sungai terbabit, seorang pengusaha ikan sangkar berkelompok membuat laporan di Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Temerloh 20 Mei lalu.

揝etiap kali sisa minyak hitam itu dibuang ke sungai, maka beribu-ribu ikan sangkar mati. Berapa lama lagi kami terpaksa berdepan keadaan sebegini,

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Sungai hanyir
Oleh Sharifah Salwa Sayed Hassan


KUALA TERENGGANU: Sungai Hiliran di bandar ini yang pernah menjadi sumber utama air minuman dan membasuh pakaian penduduk setempat kini bertukar menjadi kawasan yang hanyir, meloyakan dan dicemari sampah-sarap.

Pemandangan sungai itu kini, bukan saja menjijikkan kerana dipenuhi sampah sarap, malah sumber air yang sebelum ini jernih kini bertukar warna dan berminyak.

Keadaan semakin teruk apabila sampah-sarap itu bukan sahaja bertambah setiap tahun, tetapi berulang-alik dari muara dan kuala sungai berkenaan mengikut pasang surut air.

Tinjauan di sungai itu semalam, mendapati ada sebuah pintu konkrit dibina di muara sungai yang bersambung ke Sungai Terengganu sekitar tahun 1980-an bertujuan mengelak kampung dinaiki air banjir.

Bagaimanapun, akibat sikap penduduk yang membuang sampah-sarap menyebabkan bahan buangan itu terkumpul manakala penduduk sekitar pula berharap pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) membersihkannya.

Penduduk, Wan Chik Wan Yahya, 61, dari Kampung Hiliran Jejawi, berkata sampah itu dipercayai dibuang peniaga di sebuah pasar di tepi sungai selain penduduk setempat.

Menurutnya, dia yang tinggal di kampung berhampiran sungai itu sejak tahun 1963 berkata, dahulu, air sungai itu sering digunakan untuk mandi, minum dan membasuh pakaian.

揂ir ketika itu jernih dan kebiruan, sungainya lebih lebar dan ada pokok nipah. Tetapi kini, saya jijik melihat sungai itu dan tak sanggup menyentuh airnya.

honeybee1802

ini cara org sabah plak bahhhhh...dia panggil tagal system...
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/5/19/lifefocus/17628259&sec=lifefocus
terasa kureng bertamadun plak org kite belah sini kan?

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Tangki air penuh bangkai
Oleh Mary Victoria Dass

JOHOR BAHRU: Penghuni Flet Taman Kempas, di sini, mendakwa masalah penyelenggaraan tidak sempurna di kediaman itu sejak beberapa tahun lalu, termasuk tangki air dipenuhi bangkai tikus dan burung menyebabkan kehidupan mereka tidak selesa.

Berikutan itu penghuni flet terbabit mengalami masalah kualiti bekalan air, selain terpaksa menahan bau busuk akibat masalah saluran utama air kumbahan kerap tersumbat.

Seorang penghuni, S Anbarasi, 42, berkata keluarganya yang berpindah ke flet berkenaan sejak 1992 dibelenggu pelbagai masalah berpunca daripada sikap lepas tangan pihak pemaju yang gagal mengambil berat penyelenggaraan kemudahan di situ.

Beliau berkata, masalah paling ketara dihadapi penduduk yang menduduki flet kos rendah berkenaan adalah kualiti bekalan air tangki.

Menurutnya, masalah itu dipercayai berpunca daripada keadaan tangki air yang tidak diselenggara serta serba kekurangan, termasuk tanpa penutup sehingga mudah terdedah kepada kotoran.

揔ami bukan saja tidak dapat membasuh kain atau memasak akibat masalah kualiti air itu, segelintir penduduk yang mandi dengan air itu mengalami gatal-gatal.

揟injauan beberapa penduduk ke tangki berkenaan mendapati keadaannya menjijikkan kerana terdapat beberapa bangkai tikus dan burung ditemui di situ.

揔ami bimbang keadaan berkenaan boleh membawa pelbagai penyakit dan menjejaskan kesihatan penghuni flet,

duri_mawar

tapi JB memang teruk giloesssssss

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PBT dicaj sampah di sungai
Oleh IRMAN HASHIM

KUALA TERENGGANU 29 Mei

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What is to become of the Malayan tiger?



The Malayan tiger is the national symbol of strength, courage and valour,
and has fronted the national emblem as well as the Maybank logo.


KUALA LUMPUR: They are the nation抯 symbol of strength and courage. They feature on our national coat of arms and in the logo of Maybank, the country抯 biggest bank.

But soon, we will only have images in books and on film to remind us how these magnificent animals looked.

Just before the turn of the 20th century, there were more than 100,000 tigers roaming our jungles.

Today, at the beginning of the 21st century, that number has been reduced to a mere 5,000.
And it is estimated that there are only about 500 Malayan tigers, classified as its own subspecies in 2004, left.

This number could be lower due to unreported poaching, despite the animal having totally protected status since 1976.

"Roughly one or two cases of poaching are reported every year. But the actual rate could be higher," said Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers co-ordinator Loretta Ann Soosayraj.

"Just a few years ago, six tiger skeletons were found at Bangkok Airport.

"Although they were found on a plane coming from elsewhere, authorities suspected the skeletons may have come from Malaysia.

"This is just a small part of the systematic, underground trade in endangered species."

The nation had a taste of the business of poaching when images of a bloody Sumatran tiger carcass chopped into four parts and stored in the refrigerator of a Kota Baru labourer were splashed all over the newspapers two years ago.

Ang Chun Tan, 24, caught in a raid on his home by the Wildlife and National Parks Department, was let off with a RM7,000 fine.

It was reported that he walked out of the courtroom with a big grin on his face.

A tiger can fetch between RM60,000 and RM100,000. Its meat is considered a delicacy, and its bones are thought to have healing power in various parts of Asia.

Despite the rapidly dwindling numbers, no studies have been done on the implications on the environment of the tiger抯 extinction.

"Sadly, there is a depressing under study of the implications, and this is not just where tigers are concerned," said Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) Malaysia Dr Dionysius Sharma.

"When you lose a species, it sets off a chain reaction."

He said it is a helpless feeling to watch as species after species is slowly wiped off the face of the earth.

Despite this, he is optimistic about the efforts by non-governmental organisations to conserve wildlife.

"But there needs to be a bigger concern and effort for wildlife here.

"We rely on foreign documentation of these animals, and it is often not specific enough.

"We need to promote taxonomy (the science of classifying organisms) in this country.

"We are now focusing so much on biotechnology, I hope we are not forgetting about the most basic sciences," he said.

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saya benar2 berharap perhilitan dan wwf kat malaysia ni lindungilah malayan tiger ni -
very rare species dah ni --  lawa betul tiger tu -- sayang kalau extinct anak cucu kita
tak dapat tengok nanti - nak jaga habitat rimau ni bukanlah susah sangat -
jangan di tebas tebas lagi forest kat malaysia ni -

oh btw mungkin getting less and less malayan tiger ni ...
sebab---

http://forum.cari.com.my/viewthr ... p;highlight=harimau

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for me - alam sekitar dan menjaga alam sekitar adalah satu big issue
yang patut kita semua ambil berat --  
and as an environmentalist - saya urge forum members menandatangangi
issue menjaga alam sekitar kita dengan lebih bertanggungjawab lagi --

and i hope kita support any campaign on environment awareness! -

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Caring for environs 慳 shared responsibility抂/b]


World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5, but for Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk S. Sothinathan, the environment is a priority every day.

  He hopes every Malaysian becomes a custodian of the environment

Q: What is the general condition of the environment in Malaysia today?

A: It is within acceptable limits. We do occasionally face incidents of pollution and human intervention, which are normal. We have enough laws. What we need is to strengthen these laws in relation to creating better awareness, building human capacity and improving enforcement.


Q: What are some of the successful programmes that the government has undertaken in the last seven years? What are some of the failed programmes?

A: The Department of Environment (DOE) has introduced a number of innovative programmes, including the establishment of water quality monitoring stations within 146 river basins.

In relation to halon and refrigerant management, Malaysia has been successful as we are well below the international limit of CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) consumption of 0.3kg per capital per year and we are also complying with the phase out programme.

I don抰 think we can say there have been failed programmes. Some programmes have not lived up to our expectations due to several factors such as manpower and financial resources.

Q: This year抯 World Environment Day focuses on climate change. Is the government prepared to address this?

A: We are taking measures. For example, we have to develop new crops which can withstand extreme drought. It is a global phenomenon, so it must be a global initiative.

Q: Polluters seem to get away. Why don抰 we see any aggressive execution of the law in such cases?

A: Legislation is sufficient in Malaysia. Recently, we reviewed the entire Environment Quality Act. The amendments are being finalised by the Attorney-General抯 Chambers.

Higher fines would be a deterrent, but I think people have to be educated. The best way is to inculcate good values in our children through the education system.


Q: Malaysia has been gaining a bad reputation internationally when it comes to environmental issues. For instance, the issue of oil palm plantations endangering the habitats of orang utans. What is the government doing to counter this?

A: Even as we speak, my minister (Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid) and the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister (Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui) are in Europe to explain the issue of palm oil plantations endangering the habitats of orang utans. This issue arose because of a misperception by the Europeans

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Need for more green laws
By ROYCE CHEAH

PUTRAJAYA: Unless more environmental laws are passed and implemented to anchor green issues such as recycling and solid waste management, preserving the environment will remain an uphill task.

Natural Resources and Environ-ment Minister Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid said that, if he had his way, he would like all kinds of pro-green laws and measures to be implemented.  

揃ut let's face it, even when it comes to recycling activities, they are all fragmented and not coordinated and limited to non-governmental organisations or individual companies,

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Environment Spotlight: One km from source, river becomes drain

BACK in the 1970s, Sungai Penchala was good for a refreshing dip. Today, most of it looks like an open sewer

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Half a year to 憄olish

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It抯 time to do our part to protect planet Earth

揥E DO not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

Volfeed

Kalau di peringkat korporat tu, ada la jugak - buat "energy saving" punye projek, kurangkan pembaziran tak kira la air, elektrik, bahan mentah etc. Lepas tu rawatan untuk pelepasan ekzos pun ada buat. Pengasingan sampah pun ada la jugak dibuat sikit2.

Kalau level HQ cam kat Jepon ni dorang promot la "Cool Biz" - so takyah nak pakai kot tie bagai masa nak gi keje dan air-con di set pada 28 degree masa musim panas.. Panas siyottt..

Dari segi individualnya payah sket la kan. Lepas ni aku ingat nak beli peralatan elektrik yang boleh jimatkan karan sket. Pengasingan sampah ada la buat cuma terhad pada paper (leh jual kat sokkabar lama), aluminium, botol PET aje. Kalo kat Jepon dorang asingkan sampai ke jenis plastik pun dan pengutip sampah pun bekerjasama. Bukan macam kat M'sia. Penat2 kita asing sana sini dorang amik campur balik sumer hampeh betol.