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Kuala Lumpur has turtles! Who knew!

I found this little spiny hill turtle (heosemys spinosa) while hiking one day in Bukit Kiara, and after doing some research, found out quite a bit about it.

They are known by their name for their sharp spikes, what can protect them against predators. These turtles typically lay one egg at a time, sometimes up to a maximum of three.

But they are under threat from poaching for the pet trade, and destruction of their natural habitat.

Preserving animals like the spiny hill turtle in its natural habitat is an action in line with Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.

MUSIC: Tunetank - Nature Documentary, by Pixabay
SOURCE: https://pixabay.com/music/ambient-nature-documentary-349057/

Would you take care of a river?

Would you do it alone?

Most people wouldn't. But one man, Mazelan Jamaludin, has been doing this for more than 30 years.

A resident of Malaysia's Taman Melawati, just outside Kuala Lumpur, Mazelan has been maintaining the Klang River (Sungai Klang) near its source since the late 80s.

By maintaining, we mean:
• removing rubbish
• planting flowers and vegetation
• clearing weeds and bushes
• building bunds to strengthen the river
• educating visitors about the environment

Protecting water sources like rivers is an action in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6).

If you'd like to contact Mazelan (or Pak Lan as people call him), he can be reached at 016-four nine six 97 four 3.
Many thanks to the wonderful people of Alliance of River Three who introduced us to Mazelan. If you want to know more about the river restoration work that they're doing in Taman Melawati (and Mid Valley), check them out on social media!



This video is supported by Suluh — a strategic communications consultancy that believes good work deserves to be seen. Suluh helps organisations monitor their reputation, understand their industry, and tell the stories that build lasting trust.

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Malaya's first nature influencer was a big game hunter.

Did you know that the father of modern conservation in Malaysia not only liked to hunt elephants and seladang, but also wrote a book about it?

Long before Malaysia had conservation groups and activists fighting to protect Malaysia's environment, one man - Theodore Hubback - decided to campaign to save Malaysia's wildlife.

And he got so good at it, he laid the building blocks for Taman Negara, Malaysia's still largest protected rainforest.



Many thanks to Sunda Shelves for their excellent work and research into Malaysian conservation and natural history, who were the ones who made this story about Theodore Hubback possible.

If you want to know more about their books, check them out at .shelves (IG) or Sunda Shelves (FB)

Sunda Shelves (address)
32A (1st Floor), Jalan SS20/10, Damansara Kim, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

This video is supported by Suluh — a strategic communications consultancy that believes good work deserves to be seen. Suluh helps organisations monitor their reputation, understand their industry, and tell the stories that build lasting trust.

Does your organisation have a story worth telling? Visit www.suluh.me

Can you recycle rubber?

And do it in such a way where it's still strong and cheaper to source than raw rubber?

And cleaner than most conventional rubber recycling?

One company in Malaysia is doing all of that! Check out Bridge Fields Resources on social media (Facebook) or on their website at: bridgefields dot com

Recycling rubber sustainably, diverting it away from the landfill, falls under the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.



This video is supported by Suluh — a strategic communications consultancy that believes good work deserves to be seen. Suluh helps organisations monitor their reputation, understand their industry, and tell the stories that build lasting trust.

Does your organisation have a story worth telling? Visit www.suluh.me

Why is Malaysia losing its elephants?

What can we do about it?

Protecting Sabah’s elephants and elephant conservation means protecting biodiversity under the UN's SDG 15.



MUSIC: Tunetank - Sad Documentary Music, by Pixabay
SOURCE: https://pixabay.com/music/small-drama-sad-documentary-music-349124/

POV: You meet the men who made their own river.

David Lok and Mr Moo are restoring a degraded Malaysian forest by planting new native trees.

While doing so, they came across a flooded pond on the edge of their forest, and made a small drain for the water from the pond to flow.

Today, that water has become a small river that helps nourishes the trees they planted.

This is the third video in the Reforesting Sungai Buaya series.

Restoring your own forest is an action in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Life on Land.

With support from Free Tree Society Kuala Lumpur

MUSIC: music_for_video - Forest Fairy, by Pixabay
SOURCE: https://pixabay.com/music/beautiful-plays-forest-fairy-110537/

Alicia Tien Weei is the founder of Asia Discovery, a firm with a goal to advance Southeast Asia's energy transition through social development and renewable energies.

A young Malaysian Gen-Z, she has been working hard to bring in EV technology to her country, and believes that the time is now for the transition away from fossil fuels to clean, green energy.

Alicia is part of the campaign in conjunction with the European Union in ASEAN, a movement that celebrates the spirit of Southeast Asia, by giving tribute to everyday heroes whose hands move the world forward.

If you'd like to know more about Alicia's journey and get inspired by , head on over to the EU website at handsthatmove.eu and check out their social media!

Alicia Tien Weei is a Malaysian EV advocate, and a firm believer in the energy transition away from fossil fuels to clean, green energy.

She's part of the campaign, a movement that celebrates the spirit of Southeast Asia, by giving tribute to everyday heroes whose hands move the world forward.

More info: handsthatmove.eu

Find out more about Alicia and the campaign in our upcoming video!

How are these two men protecting a forest?

By planting rare, endangered trees!

David Lok and Moo F**k Yow from "Reforesting Sungai Buaya" are restoring the degraded Rantau Panjang forest near Rawang, Malaysia.

One of the trees they're planting is merawan kanching, a species with only 400 left in Malaysia.

They planted about 100 more on this 50-acre land, along with hundreds of other endangered trees, and thousands of other saplings.

Restoring your own forest is an action in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Life on Land.

The two men say that by planting endangered trees, people would be reluctant to cut the forest down.

MUSIC: Tunetank - Background Music Happy, by Pixabay
SOURCE: https://pixabay.com/music/corporate-background-music-happy-387078/

With support from Free Tree Society



What do you think of the plan to save this forest?

Patrick Lee