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By Hashim bin Abdul Wahab, Ph.D; DSDK Vice-President, Malaysian Nature Society TALK DELIVERED AT ASTRO OSHE WEEK MONDAY, JULY 26, 2010
Sustainability Meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Recognizing the equal importance of economic growth, environmental conservation and social improvement
CRITICAL CHALLENGES
GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATIC CHANGE due to excessive emission of: CO2 transportation, industries Methane livestock industries, dump sites Nitrous oxide - industries
CONTRIBUTED BY 3 KEY FACTORS: 1. INCREASE IN POPULATION PUTS PRESSURE ON NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES FOOD, LAND, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUEL, MARINE RESOURCES; POLLUTION OF LAND, RIVERS, LAKES, SEAS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; DEPLETED RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER, BIODIVERSITY, AIR 2. INDISCRIMINATE DEFORESTATION 3. SOLAR RADIATION
PEOPLE & POPULATION INCREASE Malthusian concerns on geometrical population increase which means more mouths to feed; from 26.6 million (now) to probably 37 million Malaysians by 2020, or exceed 70 million people by 2050. Study the birthrate and the changing demography, changing food & dietary habits must be deciphered in addressing future trends in eating habits and food preference; and also food services sector growth. The challenge is finding the comprehensive solution to feed the people in the future
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FOOD Feeding the Worlds Population Now 6.7 billion but 8.3 billion by 2025
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To have an economic system that will harmonise the creation of wealth with environmental protection and social consideration which ultimately promote the creation of a united, healthy and happy Malaysians
GOALS:
1. Manage pop. growth and physical dev. 2. Restore, conserve and protect biodiversity 3. Food and fibre security through S. Agric. 4. Sustainable business & economics, policies & laws 5. Develop clean power and energy efficient technologies 6. Promote social equity & high spiritual achievement 7. Restore & improve clean, healthy ecosystems
SPECIFIC GOALS
Strategy 2 Restore, Conserve and Protect Biodiversity Establish nature and marine parks & manage them sustainably, guided by integrated management plans Manage sustainably forests that have been assigned for commercial logging Encourage tree planting with appropriate preferably indigenous spp. In schools, cities & rural communities Impose severe penalties for illegal logging and trading in rare, endangered and protected spp Conserve heritage trees Establish natural history museums with botanical gardens in each state
approximately 200 million years old one of the 12 MegaBiodiversity countries in the world(75% of worlds species)
VJ/Malaysian Nature Society 2001
1.4 million species (20% of estimated total) in the planet may have yet to be discovered.
UTILIZATION OF AGROBIODIVERSITY
Estimated 2 to 100 million sp. 30 millions 2 millions named around 7000 sp. utilised as food 20 species supply 90 percent of worlds food rice, wheat, maize Millions of species not studied and potential not known
FOOD SECURITY HEALTH FISH FORESTRY TOURISM ECOSYSTEM SERVICES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE BIOTECHNOLOGY
Strategy 4 Sustainable Business & Economics, Policies & Laws Low pollution economy Promote corporate social responsibility Sustainable trade practices Introduce carbon emission trading scheme Promote parks and wildlife sanctuaries as ecotourism destinations Promote sustainable harvesting of forest products for non-traditional uses in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries
Set an annual cap in amount of gas emission Improve public transport system and encourage people to use it Research into systems for clean power and energy efficiency Alternative energy sources
Established 1940 Oldest environmental NGO Membership based Community based, education and scientific body, nature centres and publications
MISSION OF MNS
TO PROMOTE THE STUDY, APPRECIATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MALAYSIAS NATURAL HERITAGE FOCUSSING ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
1976-80 1987
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Milky Stork Project in KSNP 2nd Belum Expedition BirdLIfe International World Conference Millenium Tree Planting - A Gift to the Nation - 100,000 trees in 1 minute Raptor Watch Week - To save West Coasts only Coastal Forest; Tanjung Tuan Langkawi Scientific and Heritage Expedition MNS Belum-Temenggor Campaign
2003 2006
Projek Pemuliharaan Hutan Paya Bakau Sg. Kertih dan Pusat Pendidikan Alam Sekitar
FRIM-MNS-SHELL Nature Education Center MNS-BOH Field Study Center Cameron Highlands
Forest ecology sessions Canopy walk Night walk & Blind trail Scavenger hunt Nature craft & Paper recycling Bird watching Stream ecology session Environmental game Role play Astronomy/ star gazing
Documentation of natural history of Malaysia Malayan Nature Journal Malaysian Naturalist Selected titles on nature
MNS
Alam usah dimusnah, Kelak kita binasa, Alam satu amanah, Disanjung dipelihara. Stop ravaging Nature,
Lest we perish,
Shes ours to revere, Ours to cherish - Damaihat i -
MNS
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