A YOUNG Dr Wong Siew Te fell in love with the sun bears of Sabah when, as a 26-year-old Master of Science student of wildlife biology at the University of Montana in the United States, he first came to the state in 1998.
New revelations around a carbon deal in Malaysian Borneo criticized for its opacity have led to further calls for clarity and transparency about the project. Two international carbon credit project developers purportedly linked to the project have denied any involvement. And a disclosure by the agreement’s primary backer linked an entity registered in a country […]
Supporters of an embattled carbon deal in the Malaysian Bornean state of Sabah have publicly resumed efforts to bring the 2-million hectare (4.9 million-acre), 100-year agreement into force. “This initiative is expected to become a prominent carbon dioxide sink, reinforcing our proactive stance on climate restoration,” Sabah’s Deputy Chief Minister Jeffrey Kitingan said in a […]
KOTA KINABALU: Clean off-grid solutions used to power hard-to-reach villages in Sabah should be considered so that those communities can maintain their own supply and develop low-carbon economies, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) suggests.