Ideas and Actions For A Green State
By Khor Hung Teik
December 2011 FEATURE
The age of cities must hasten the need for environmental sustainability. Once known for its lack of cleanliness, Penang is now taking initiatives that will place it at the forefront of eco-innovation in Malaysia.IN 1992, Malaysia signed the United Nations’ Earth Summit Rio Declaration on Environment and Development in Rio de Janerio. This gave rise to Agenda 21, a comprehensive plan of actions to be taken globally, nationally and locally by major actors. Some national and state governments have legislated or...
Khor Hung Teik
is a manager at the Penang Institute and has been tracking practical and workable green practices since 2000. He has also authored manuals on household composting and initiated several community composting projects in Penang.
