Allen Tan

is a lawyer by training and an environmentalist by accident.

3 posts

Discovering Penang through Its Rich Biodiversity

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A study in 2012 revealed that this Banded Bent-toed Gecko (Cyrtodactylus pulchellus) is a new species, unrelated to the banded geckos found in other parts of...

Justine Vaz

Penang’s Rich Nature is Free for All to Perceive – and Preserve

5 min read

MODERN HUMANS ARE very guilty of taking Mother Nature and her offerings of ecosystem services for granted. Industrialisation and urbanisation, despite having gi...

Dr. Ng Shin Wei

Penang Hill Biosphere Reserve: Many Hearts and Minds Made It Possible

6 min read

IT WAS in October 2016 when the first tentative steps were taken to obtain the Unesco Biosphere Reserve (UBR) status and recognition for Penang Island under Une...