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Project Assistant, Orang Asli Project (Service Contract)

anita.ahmad@undp.org (United Nations Development Programme) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0800

A Project Assistant is required for the Study and Review of the Socio-Economic Status of Aboriginal Peoples (Orang Asli) in Peninsular Malaysia for the Formulation of a National Development Plan for the Orang Asli project. The project is a collaboration b

Green SURF Unable To Pass Memo to Prime Minister

nocoal.sabah@gmail.com (Green SURF) — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0800

KOTA KINABALU (18th July 2010): After half a year of trying to personally meet with the Prime Minister, environmental groups today turned up at an event he attended here to pass him a memo on the proposed coal-fired power plant.

Despite the

5 Day Live-In Sustainability Course - Permaculture, Natural Medicine and Self-Defense

lattame@gmail.com (Yayasan RASMA) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Yayasan RASMA is organizing a 5-day live in "Sustainable Living" workshop.

With the post peak oil crisis round the corner, impending financial bust and critical climatic changes, we should prepare ourselves to meet these challenges.

Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Level 1 Workshop

nitia@psthechildren.org.my (P.S. The Children) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800

It is the responsibility of all adults, to be child protectors in order to ensure the Rights of children to a safe childhood. However, the prevalence of child sexual abuse and exploitation in our society indicates that greater effort must be placed on a

Travelers Unite to Stop Government-Sanctioned Human Trafficking in Malaysia

mrrp@tenaganita.net (Ethical Traveler) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Campaign by human rights advocates seeks to pressure Malaysia to stop the sale of refugees to human traffickers "Through our web site, Ethical Traveler offers an easy and direct way for concerned people from around the world to write to the governm

World Green Tourism, Abu Dhabi

rick@smg-online.com (Rick Theobald) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800
World Green Tourism, 22 - 24 November 2010 Venue: ADNEC, Abu Dhabi UAE Presented by Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, World Green Tourism Abu Dhabi will be the first global event in the region to provide the much needed platform dedicated to sustainable

LEI Economist Position at British High Commission

vacancykl@fco.gov.uk (British High Commission Kuala Lumpur) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0800
Applicants are invited for the position of Economist, SE Asia Economic Team in the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur You will work to achieve the British Government's objective of "a low carbon, high growth, global economy" by analysing economic

WHL Group Supports Wild Asia's 2010 Responsible Tourism Awards

rt@wildasia.org (Responsible Tourism Awards) — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0800
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release WHL GROUP SUPPORTS WILD ASIA'S 2010 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM AWARDS Kuala Lumpur, May 2010 - WHL Group is this year's global media partner for Wild Asia's 2010 Responsible Tourism Awards. Now in

Biodiversity for Busy Managers - Case Studies of Good Practices Wanted

info@wildasia.org (Biodiversity for Busy Managers) — Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0800

Since the first MPOC-Wild Asia Biodiversity for Busy Mangers took place nearly two months ago at the end of March, we have received various feedbacks from the participants to improve on future workshops.

A significant number of partic

Commercial whaling could get green light for first time in nearly 25 years

NReiter@wwfint.org (WWF) — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0800
Gland, Switzerland - A proposal announced today by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) would, if adopted, for the first time in almost 25 years, endorse the killing of whales in their most precious feeding grounds, the Southern Ocean. The IWC ha