Environment news in Jalan Beaufort Papar

1. Teach disaster preparedness from young, says Mustapha

   3 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kampung Kokol, Manggatal, Sabah 45.9 km

   Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Sabah and Sarawak) Datuk Mustapha Sakmud said safety and disaster preparedness education should start at a young age. He spoke at the closing of the Kampung Siaga 221 programme at Kampung Kokol, Manggatal, on Saturday. The Sabah Civil Defence director said the programme, the third this year, will continue annually.

2. Keningau quakes expose gaps in Sabah fault mapping, geologist says

   5 days ago Daily Express Sabah Keningau, Sabah 47.5 km

   A series of small earthquakes in Keningau has shown that the district's fault systems are far less mapped than those in Ranau, geologist Prof Emeritus Dr Felix Tongkul said. He said the tremors are small and no major quake is imminent, but called for more detailed studies and stronger seismic monitoring in Sabah's interior.

3. Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut holds tree-planting for clean air

   5 days ago Daily Express Sabah Safoda Eco Forest Park, Kinarut, Sabah 15.3 km

   Safoda Eco Forest Park in Kinarut held a tree-planting ceremony on Tuesday for the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The event, sponsored by the Japanese community through JICA, brought together students, educators and representatives from Japan and Sabah amid ongoing haze in Sabah and Sarawak.

4. Kota Kinabalu City Hall and conservation group form task force to protect wetland

   6 days ago Daily Express Sabah Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 36.4 km

   Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) and the Sabah Wetlands Conservation Society (SWCS) have formed a Joint Mangrove Clean-Up Task Force to tackle pollution threatening the Kota Kinabalu Wetland Ramsar Site. SWCS President Datuk Zainie Abdul Aucasa identified eateries, workshops and squatter settlements as the main pollution sources, and clarified that recent demolitions were part of a larger, recurring effort to address the issue.

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6. Sabah MY-FOLUR programme targets 200,000ha for restoration

   1 week ago Daily Express Sabah Bingkor Community Hall, Keningau, Sabah 47.5 km

   Over 80 village heads and agency representatives gathered at Bingkor Community Hall in Keningau, Sabah, for a MY-FOLUR programme workshop on sustainable land management. The initiative aims to restore and sustainably manage about 200,000 hectares across Sabah, with Nabawan, Keningau, Sook and Tenom as key areas.

7. Sabah DOE records unhealthy API levels in four stations

   1 week ago Daily Express Sabah Kota Kinabalu 34.6 km

   Sabah's air quality deteriorated to unhealthy levels on Thursday due to transboundary haze from forest and peatland fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Four Department of Environment monitoring stations recorded unhealthy API readings, with Kota Kinabalu at 156, while the state director reminded the public that open burning is illegal.

8. Keningau Earthquake: Residents Panic as Buildings Shake

   1 week ago Harian Metro Pejabat Daerah Keningau, Keningau, Sabah 47.3 km

   A weak 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Keningau, Sabah, at 9:31 am, causing panic among government workers and residents as buildings shook. The Malaysian Meteorological Department received 463 reports of tremors felt across the district, but no injuries or damage were reported.