Sabah Environmental Protection Association

Sabah Environmental Protection Association had organized a forum about Sustainable Agriculture and Regeneration of Environment. Two speakers are Hisanori Asami from EM Research Organization (Thailand) and T.Sawada Director of Syntropy Malaysia Sdn Bhd an expert from Japan.

T.Sawada assured that the EM (Effective Microorganisms) has no risk to the environment as it is locally produce with local material of each country. The risk of it become dominion is not an issue as it is an anaerobic microbe that that not require oxygen for growth. It could possibly react negatively and may even die if oxygen is present.

Furthermore, the use of microorganism is not new concept as the application already been seen in food and drinks fermentation process such as wine, tapai, kimchi and others that can bring benefits to body health.

EM potentially can attract the neutral microorganisms (known as opportunity organism) and turn it to good organism to get rid the bad organism in the river ecosystem that cause by the pollution of waste disposal by industries and household.

The successful application of EM to solve the salt pollution after tsunami and flood has gain trust among the farmers and Thai Government and it was now used to clean up the radioactive radiation after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Japan.

Preliminary result had shown the improvement in lowering the radiation level in farm land and those who has been using EM on their soil has shown no radiation effect on their land. Mr Sawada explained, that it is due to the EM deionization nature to purified water and gravitation waves to neutralize the waste radiation emission.

Wong Tack the President of SEPA would like to thank the sponsor, Silverrado Corporation Sdn Bhd for their hospitability to sponsor and host it at their restaurant and also the speakers and those who came to the forum.

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Forum on Sustainable Agriculture and Regeneration of Environment

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SEPA will hold a forum about Sustainable Agriculture and Regeneration of Environment‏ on 7th Jun 2012, 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm at Kampung Nelayan, Puteri VIP Room, Bukit Padang.

The speaker Mr Hisanori Asami is the Regional Manager of Asia Pacific, EMRO (EM research Organization) based in Bangkok Thailand.

He holds a Master of Science degree in Horticulture from University of Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.

Mr. Hisanori Asami is a student of Dr. Teruo Higa. Dr. Teruo Higa discovered EM and developed EM technology for sustainable agriculture and environment conservation.

The public is invited to attend this forum for free and learn from Mr Hisanori Asami on his experience in promoting the EM technology in farming.

His effort to promote EM technology has been a success especially in Thailand where it has been given recognition by the Thai government.

The success of this technology is spreading among the neighboring countries around Southeast Asia such as Malaysia, Philippine and Indonesia.

Mr Hisanori Asami’s visit to Sabah is a good opportunity for the local farmers and planters to learn and adapt this technology to keep our environment safe and sustainable.

SEPA would like to thank Silverrado Corporation Sdn Bhd for sponsoring the event location and refreshments during the forum.

Please confirm your attendance at FB event page at link – FORUM : Sustainable Agriculture and Regeneration of Environment

Backstory of EM Technology

EM™ is a coined from the words “Effective Microorganisms™” by Professor Dr. Teruo Higa, who developed EM™. EM™ consists of a wide variety of effective, beneficial and non-pathogenic microorganisms produced through a natural process and not chemically synthesized or genetically engineered. It comes in a liquid form.

EM™ has a broad application. EM™ has no adverse effects on and is beneficial to plants, animals, and humans. Very simply put, EM™ lives off our waste while we live off “their waste”. Their waste simply translates to a healthy environment for us in which EM™ becomes inactivated, therefore, a mutual existence can be had. EM™ only creates the condition for best results, that is, the users should nurture the condition and provide the resources for EM™ to perform optimally. Microorganisms exist naturally throughout the environment from rock crevices to our internal organs. In our present day environment, putrefactive microorganisms, those types responsible for the rotting of organic matter to maladies in organisms, dominate much of the sphere of the microorganisms.

EM™ has the potential, given the conditions, to suppress the putrefactive microorganisms and dominate this sphere and creates re-animated surroundings, that is, organics are transformed through the process of fermentation as opposed to putrefaction, and living organisms, as well as, inorganic materials are enabled with the means to impede deterioration. Deterioration is here meant the activity of active oxygen or free-radicals through which organisms degenerate and inorganic materials corrode, as in iron rusting. EM™ can thus, also, be considered as an antioxidant.

Source: http://www.emrojapan.com/about-em/about-em.html

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Sabah Environmental Protection of Sabah had organized an Appreciation Dinner and Environment Photography Exhibition in Lahad Datu at Dewan Sri Perdana on Sunday 19th May 2012 in order to appreciate those who had help in lahad datu during the NO COAL campaign.

The appreciation dinner that was chaired by Yyonne Chew was a success where about 400 had attended.

A Community Development issues was presented by Alice Mathew and Lanash Tanda who are the SEPA Committee Member.

Group Five Point One Nine, Group Traccie and Da’ Boyz also had performed and special danced performed by own SEPA Member Jackson Rosedennis.

Wong Tack also had made a speech to share his experience on Himpunan Hijau and remind the people the importance to take care the environment.

SEPA would like to thanks to those who attended the Appreciation Dinner and those who help and contributed their time and effort to the environment cause.

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SEPA Lahad Datu Appreciation Dinner

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SEPA President Wong Tack, Secretary Paul Chang, Committee Member Julia Hwong and Member Helen Hiew had made a visit to the management of the Restaurant Kg Nelayan Bukit Padang to discuss about the well being of the environment surrounding the Taman Tun Fuad Stephen.

The visit was received warmly by Ms Jacqueline Wong the Director and Mr Christopher Wong the General Manager of the Silverado Corporation Sdn Bhd. Suggestion and ideas was exchange on how to improve the environment of the park for the public benefits.

SEPA will be lending their expertise to the management in the effort to start the environmental awareness among their staff and management and ensure this historical park can be one of many a green lung for the city. The management has assured their cooperation on this green effort and acknowledge the important to protect, preserved and restore the surrounding environment.

SEPA greatly appreciate for the gratitude that the restaurant management for their commitment and hope this cooperation will be the example for many other company to follow for the sake of our city environment.

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SEPA meet Restaurant Kg Nelayan Bukit Padang Management

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Participant are listening to Mr Cheang opening introduction.

Showing the exact position of where the line in connection to our body health.

Participant follow and do a practical training with guidance by Mr Cheang

Mr Cheang explains the roles of the environmentalist.

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Facial Massage Therapy and Environment Pollution and Health Talk

25 April 2012

SEPA will be hosting a seminar talk on 29th April 2012 at Likas Condotel 3rd Floor Gaya Room. The first seminar is the Facial Massage Therapy where the speaker Cheang See Kwoi will be talking in Chinese and English from 2.00 – 4.00 pm.

The second session is the Environment Pollution and Health and also by Cheang See Kwoi in which he will present in English language about the air, land and water pollution and its relation on our health from 8.00 to 10.00 pm.

Cheang See Kwoi was a former air traffic controller, trainer instructor and facilitator with the Royal Malaysia Air force and United Nation peace keeping mission from 1973 to 1993.

In May 2001, Cheang was suffering from the last stage of liver cancer. All the years of hard work and stress had taken its toll on him which he was sleeping about five hours a day and smoked profusely.

Cheang See Kwoi, 55, Pensioner (far left)

Because they were unable to do anything else, the doctors did what they normally do when a patient reaches terminal stage, they send him home.

With the help of several alternative therapies he regained strength. Simple movement was not a problem anymore. His fever dissipated, and soon enough, so did the pain.

Today he is working in the Art of Living Stress Management Programme as a facilitator, counsellor for Alternative Health Care and physiological therapist for Healing Breath since 2002.

Please call SEPA member Mr Khor at 0178502222 for more details about this seminar.

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It is estimated more than 1,000 people has attended the rally that felt festive carnival like. The Himpunan Hijau 3.0 supporter march from the Suria Sabah pass through the historical Gaya Street and met no hard restriction from the authority.

SM Muthu environment activist is spreading the GREEN message to the rally participant and got a huge support from them.

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Himpunan Hijau 3.0 + Bersih 3.0

RM25 – Please Call

SM Muthu – 010 8083911 (King Fisher Park)
Chang Tuck Yuen – 016 5213117 (Damai)
Ng Keam Kee – 019 8223248 (Inanam)

Himpunan Hijau Tee Shirt FB Page

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Event description

We envisioned this to be a campaign based on hope not fear, and the idea that everyone should take responsibility for their own future and the future of their children. The gathering of people, young and old at sunrise signifies the welcoming of a new era. Let ours be the time remembered for the awakening of a new reverence for life, the firm resolve to achieve sustainability, the quickening of the struggle for justice and peace, and the joyful celebration of life.

We expect 10,000 and more people from all over the country will participate in this historic event. Tentatively we have close to 80 NGOs and civil society groups expressing their support for this campaign.

The National Steering Committee has decided to launch this national groundbreaking event in Kuantan and a local organising committee has been set-up to host this event. The committee is looking for partnerships with all local cultural, religious, educational, businesses and government institutions to come together to champion this movement. At the moment we have received very positive response from the local communities.

By organizing this event, Malaysia, particularly the community of Kuantan, will be remembered as a champion in promoting the Earth Charter initiative in such a magnitude. As a result, Kuantan will be placed on the world map and receive international attention. Kuantan will also receive enormous benefits particularly in the cultural and tourism sectors.

Objectives of event

To call for all responsible Malaysian citizens to gather in Pantai Balok Kuantan at sunrise to welcome a new era of hope by endorsing the Earth Charter. Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental ethical principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century. It seeks to inspire in all people a new sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the whole human family, the greater community of life, and future generations. It is a vision of hope and a call to action.

To propel a change in our way of life, change in how society works, how decisions are made, and how businesses are conducted.
Vision

We envisioned this to be an annual event whereby on the second Sunday in October every year, millions of responsible Malaysians across the nation will gather at different locations to witness the sunrise and endorse the Earth Charter.
The National Steering Committee will extend this campaign in the global arena.

HIMPUNAN HIJAU 10.9

Event Details
Date of Event : October 9th, 2011 (Sunday)
Location : Pantai Balok, Kuantan

Program :
6.00am Arrival of participants
7.00am Launch of Himpunan Hijau 109 with kompang and drums performance
7.15am “Stamp Out the Darkness” and register your presence with handprints.*
8.00am Negaraku
8.05am Pledge to endorse Earth Charter
8.15am Closing Ceremony and handover to representative from host of event in 2012 Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah

Notes :
* More than 10,000 people will stamp their handprints on hundreds of meters of black cloth to register their presence to symbolize the stamping away of the darkness in their lives and welcome a new era of hope! All these pieces of cloth will then be binded together, rolled up and handed over to the host for next year. This will go on year after year whereby we envisioned on the second Sunday in October every year, people around the world will join us and hold this event in their respective towns/cities. One day, when the cloths with handprints is long enough to go around the globe, that shall signify the success of the campaign.

2) HIMPUNAN HIJAU 10.9 LUNCHEON

Name of event : “The Choice is ours….”
A luncheon with leaders from the civil societies movement.

Date : October 9th, 2011 (Sunday)
Time : 12 noon
Venue : Mexica Garden Seafood Restaurant

Contact Persons :
Mr. Wong Tack, Chairperson National Steering Committee (013-8851232)
Ms. Bang Seet Ping, Chairperson, Himpunan Hijau 109 Organising Committee (012-9223780)
Mr. Winson Ooi, Vice Chairperson, Himpunan Hijau 109 Organising Committee (012-9817887)

SEPA President Wong Tack led a group of sixteen SEPA and family members to Tambatuon to celebrate the ‘2011 World Indigenous Peoples Day, Sabah Region’ with the villagers, supporters and their friends. Among those who accompanied Wong Tack were Secretary Paul Chang, Legal Adviser Lanash Thanda, Committee Members Ng Kiam Kee and Alice Mathews and SEPA Adviser SM Muthu.

The 4 day (14th-17th Sept.) celebration was jointly organised by Jaringan Orang Asal SeMalaysia (JOAS) and PACOS TRUST together with the Tambatuon Village Action Committee. This year’s celebration focussed on awareness towards Native Customary Rights and their rights regarding land, the role and importance of natives in Malaysia and to gather and garner support and co-operation from all concerned citizens to make a strong and united stand against the proposal to construct a dam in Tambatuon which will affect and submerge large tracts of customary lands.

There were dialogue secessions where participants exchanged ideas and experiences in various districts, workshops, video shows, traditional sports and games, cultural performances and ‘gotong-royong’. PACOS’ Legal Adviser Datuk Kong Hong Ming gave a talk on NCR and proved to be a favourite among the participants.

With participation from 21 districts and more than 189 participants apart from visitors and well-wishers who thronged the 4 day event, the celebration proved to be a great success.

The only sad part was that there was no participation, attendance or representation from any government department or relevant leaders though invitations had been sent out.

Wong Tack also represented in his speech introduced Himpunan Hijau, a new national Green movement, dedicated to the observance and implementation of all the principles enshrined in the EARTH CHARTER, one of which emphasises special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.

He emphasized that Himpunan Hijau was envisioned to be a campaign based on hope not fear with the idea that everyone should take responsibility for their own future and the future of their children.

The choice is ours he said. He stressed that all of us need to act – that was why he was there with his team to lend support to the Orang Asal.

Wong Tack had also brought along his palm-print campaign banner. It was an instant hit as there was a long que of villagers eager to print their palm in support of the EARTH CHARTER and the Rights of the ORANG ASAL.

There was a slight drizzle but it did not deter all the leaders who took time to mark the occassion by planting some ‘petai’ trees around the kampong school.

The celebration ended on 17th September with the ‘gotong-royong’ but the struggle for Environmental Conservation and a better deal for the Indigenous people of Malaysia shall continue.