According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO standards and contains major pollutants, with the greatest exposure occurring in low- and middle-income nations. To achieve sustainable global development, intensive measures...

Malaysia features one of the world's most diverse tropical rainforest ecosystems. Malaysia is exceptionally rich in forest biodiversity and ecosystems due to the combination of a warm equatorial temperature and a diversity of geographical, edaphic, and climatic factors. Despite the fact that the country...

In reality, life on earth cannot be sustained without the forests. In a sense, the forests breathe for the earth, essentially absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while producing the vital oxygen. In doing so, the forests help to regulate the global climate, by serving as a ‘carbon store’...

Global sea levels are rising and accelerating due to the climate change. In Malaysia, studies show that the average rise in sea level has increased by more than 0.1 meters since 1993 and it is predicted that the rate will accelerate and reach up to 1 meter in the year 2100.
Worryingly, this continuous...

The rapid global spread of the coronavirus pandemic at the end of 2019 has revealed numerous pressing environmental, social, and economic challenges. Reforms are essential for countries to recover and build resilience, and the "business as usual" mentality is no longer effective. The urgency with which...

The term ecotourism was coined in July 1983. Ecotourism definitions by Walker (2011) include i) environmentally responsible travel and visitation to a relatively undisturbed natural area, ii) low negative visitor impacts and iii) providing beneficially active socio-economic involvement of local populations....

Perhaps you may have experienced the refreshing scent of the rainforest while hiking early in the morning or the alluring smell of refuelling car petrol. Chances are you have just inhaled VOCs. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are a collection of thousands of diverse chemicals that are composed of multiple...

Through the experience of forest communities, forestry professionals have discovered the great importance of Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) (ranging from food, fruits and fibers, dye stuffs, flavors and medicines) are meeting people's needs (FAO, 1995). A key component of definitions of NWFPs is that...

The world we know today has experienced rapid development and advancement of technology, as well as ever-changing environment, which has caused changes to the way of life of society compared to the past. This new “modern” way of life has made us more isolated from the real world, and nature has become...

Forests are resilient ecosystems, yet they are not immune to the effects of environmental change, and they deteriorate when their tolerance thresholds are crossed. By recognising these limits, we might potentially increase forest productivity several ways. The watershed forest can be trimmed, selectively...