PENCINTA ALAM - Malaysian Nature Society (MNS)

Climate Change from page 2fruits, and this will definitely hamper ouragricultural produce in the long run.Here’s what some national experts hadto say:PTM: The average growth rate ofMalaysia final energy demand from1990 until 2007 was 7.4%. Percentageof change from 1990 until 2006 forMalaysia C02 emissions was at 211.Malaysia experienced strong energy demandfrom 1990 until 2007 due to higheconomic growth.FRIM: Peat swamps and mangroveforests are the most vulnerable to climatechange, which followed by biodiversityloss in these areas.MMD: Mean temperature projected toincrease in Malaysia, with Peninsula &Sabah recording an increase of morethan 0.74% over global mean temperatureincrease calculated by IPCC, extremeweather to increase with moretropical cyclones.NAHRIM: if Malaysia experiences100cm sea level rise, we would loseabout 7,000 more km2 of our land, forwhich more than 0.3% of the populationwould be affected.MSMS: Global Ocean Temperaturecontinues to rise, almost reached the increaserate in terrestrial.MARDI: there will be a 10% of riceyield reduction for every 1 ºC increasein temperature. Similarly, if rainfall increaseby 15% at early time of growth,rice yield will reduce by 1.5T per ha.This event was organized by theMalaysian Nature Society on behalf ofthe Malaysian NGOs (MENGO) andfunded by DANIDA Programme. Proceedingsfrom this workshop will bepublished and posted on the MNS website.For more information, go towww.mns.org.my.- Chong Yen MeeAdvertising rates: Classifieds: RM5 percolumn inch. Quarter page ad: RM30. Halfpage ad: RM60. All payments must be madeto “Malaysian Nature Society SelangorBranch”. Please bank in cash or cheque toMaybank MBB account no 014150307352.After banking in, please scan the slip and e-mail it to Bernadette Chin atberniechin118@yahoo.com or fax her at 03-51928191 (Attention: Bernie Finance).Discount Rate for ads paid in advance: 3adverts paid in advance - 5% off publishedrate; 6 adverts paid in advance - 10% offpublished rate; 9 adverts paid in advance -15% off published rate; 12 adverts paid inadvance - 20% off published rate.EditorsIska Hashim 03-20732355 (o)Leong Hon Yuen 03-22742328Kay LyonsMNS LibraryA modest collection of books and periodicals is housed at the MNS Headquarters. Only fullypaid up members may borrow books for a period of two weeks. This period is renewable. Periodicalsare for use only in the library. Readers wishing periodical articles may have themphotocopied. A small, but growing collection of books for young readers is also available.Pencinta Alam is a monthly newsletter made possible by dedicated volunteers andcontributors from the Malaysian Nature Society. Accuracy is the contributor’s responsibility.The Editor reserves the right to edit for length and content.Submissions: Articles including the author and photographers’ names (max. 500 words), advertisements,digital images (100 dpi & no larger than 640x480 pixels & separately from article),etc. must reach the Editor by the 13th of each month (unless noted otherwise) via thefollowing e-mail address: tapir2005@gmail.com.TURN YOUR TRASHINTO CASH FOR THE NEEDYRecycle your trash at the following welfare homesand you stop good money from going to the landfill.Please donate your aluminium cans, plastic containers, steel cans &paper (glass not accepted) at the following locations anyday from 8am-7pm, unless stated otherwise: Klang & Port Klang Pusat Cahaya Kesayangan(3374-9440), Persatuan Rumah Grace (3166-3500), PusatKasih Sayang (3372-1723), St. Barnabas Home (3372-8191), RumahK.I.D.S. (3373-3400) Puchong Pure Life Society (7782-9391), RumahCharis (7781-5977) Petaling Jaya Spastics Children's Assoc. S'gor &KL (7958-7106) Selayang Rumah Amal Cheshire (6138-7118)You may also exchange your recycleables for redemptioncoupons at the following locations: Petaling Jaya Taman Jaya, Saturdays, 5:30-7pm. Johor Baru Giant Cash & Carry, Plentong. Fridays-Sundays, 3-6pm.Please clean and dry all your cans and bottles before depositingat these centers. Please bundle and tie all papers.TrEES (03-7876 9958) treateveryenvironmentspecial@gmail.comwww.trees.org.my16