Malaysian university professors then and now – there is no comparison

China releases endangered sturgeon into Yangtze River

CHENGDU, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese officials and researchers on Thursday released 80 Dabry's sturgeon into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the latest effort to replenish the wild population of the endangered fish.

Satellite images to aid elephant conservation from space

Conservationists have started using satellite imagery to count elephants from space, a technique that British experts hope will help protect threatened populations in Africa.

Raising orphaned little foxes

This couple battled bureaucracy to set up a place where they can raise young foxes until they are big enough to survive. However, hunters cast doubt on the project, while others wonder whether the animals can make it alone after being released into the wild.

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Trash collected from Mount Everest is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to highlight the need to save the world's tallest mountain from turning into a dumping site.

Germany to extend mandatory deposit system for disposable plastic bottles

BERLIN, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The German government has approved the extension of the mandatory deposit system to all beverage bottles made of disposable plastic and to beverage cans from next year onwards, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) said on Wednesday.

S P Setia set to reach 2020 sales target

RM3.8bil figure in sight as buyers leverage on incentives

Over 1,160 tonnes of illegal timber seized across Myanmar

YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar authorities seized over 1,160 tonnes of illegal timber across Myanmar in two weeks, according to a statement from the Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation on Wednesday (Jan 20).

This Malaysian bird sanctuary is full of plants that aren't supposed to be there

A scientific expedition into the Panti Bird Sanctuary turns up a host of ecological treasures that have no business thriving at this level on a mountain.

Washing your clothes can pollute the Arctic with microplastics

There is strong evidence that homes in Europe and North America are directly polluting the Arctic with fibres from laundry via wastewater discharge.