Come April 2019, people from more than 100 cities around the world will be engaged in a global competition to log the highest number of species observations around their homes, schools, and surrounding areas. The competition makes use of the citizen science iNaturalist application which anyone can download on their smartphones. The international City Nature Challenge has become a great platform to raise awareness of the biodiversity all around us and to cultivate sensitivity towards the need to keep this planet habitable for all life … [Read more...] about Penang Island takes on the cities of the world in the global City Nature Challenge 2019
Education
Future environmental leaders are made in the wild
The Habitat Foundation believes that transformative experiences in nature are an important foundation for future leaders and changemakers. For this reason, we were excited to partner with GreenSmiths, a leader in outdoor environmental education for young people. For three activity-filled days in November 2018, 16 young people were supported by the Foundation to join a GreenSmiths expedition to the Ulu Muda Field Research Centre, in the heart of the Greater Ulu Muda Rainforest in Kedah. A visit to Ulu Muda provides a rare … [Read more...] about Future environmental leaders are made in the wild
Sustainability in the Spotlight at 2018 Thunderbird Conference
One for the album: Members of the Thunderbird Independent Alumni Association and senior staff and faculty of Arizona State University gathered for an unforgettable time in George Town and on Penang Hill. https://youtu.be/x_8tP-2DgG8 Global business leaders and distinguished alumni from the Thunderbird Independent Alumni Association (TIAA) gathered in Penang over 4-6 October 2018 for their Fall 2018 Conference to discuss, learn and engage with experts on the topic of Sustainability in Business: The Next Asian Revolution. … [Read more...] about Sustainability in the Spotlight at 2018 Thunderbird Conference
Langur Project Penang – Jo Leen Yap
Langur Project Penang is an innovative citizen science project led by Jo Leen Yap, a promising young primatologist from Penang. The project is helping to educate the public to understand the challenges facing Penang’s captivating dusky langurs. Langur Project Penang has been studying the ecology and behaviour of dusky langurs in Penang since 2016. Dusky langurs spend most of their time feeding and sheltering on tall trees but they need to cross the road from the forest to the coast to forage for plants that are important to their … [Read more...] about Langur Project Penang – Jo Leen Yap
‘Our Shared Habitat’ Exhibition opens for one month in George Town
The Habitat Penang Hill and The Habitat Foundation are pleased to invite you to our exhibition "Our Shared Habitat" which will be at the Event Hall of the UAB Building from 28 Sept - 28 Oct 2018. The exhibition celebrates the amazing diversity of life within Malaysia's amazing rainforests and the role natural ecosystems play in sustaining our living environment. At the same time, there is an urgent need to raise awareness of the impacts of human activities on the planet which threaten the quality of life and those of future generations. … [Read more...] about ‘Our Shared Habitat’ Exhibition opens for one month in George Town
