Greening Malaysia

Progress and challenges for environmental sustainability
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-981-9276-35-6
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book reviews and critiques Malaysia’s journey to becoming a sustainable nation. It extends across a diverse set of topic areas related to environmental sustainability and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each chapter charts progress within Malaysia, framed within a discussion of the targets the country has set for itself, and the progress made in achieving these. The chapters detail important patterns and trends in the country and compare Malaysia's progress with that of other countries in the region facing similar challenges. Each chapter showcases successes, highlighting what Malaysia is doing well, and discusses where we are falling short of relevant targets and aspirations. Each draws attention to any particular circumstances or constraints in Malaysia that have affected progress. In closing, chapters provide recommendations designed to improve progress in meeting sustainability targets. The book is divided into the following main sections: (1) Setting the scene; (2) Life on land; (3) Life below water; (4) Sustainable cities and communities; (5) Responsible consumption and production; (6) Clean water and sanitation, (7) Clean energy and climate action, (8) Partnerships for the goals, and (9) Moving forward. The book caters to academics and practitioners working in the fields of sustainability, natural resources management, and biodiversity conservation. It synthesizes expert knowledge and represents both a critique of progress to date and a statement of what needs to change. In this way, the book will be usable as a source of reference and as the evidence base needed to alter policy and action.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibbins, Christopher

Wee, Alison Kim Shan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Ökologische Aspekte in der Architektur
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nachhaltigkeit
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

History and environmental governance.- Land-cover status and change.-Forest conservation and restoration.- Conservation of charismatic megafauna.- Conservation of marine ecosystems.- Mangrove conservation and management.- Conservation of freshwater species and ecosystems.- The evolution of Malaysia’s business sustainability landscape.-   Transforming Malaysia’s building sector: Pathways to a low-carbon future.- Conserving indigenous knowledge.- Advancing sustainable agriculture: Challenges and pathways for transformation.- Blue transformation of fisheries and aquaculture.- Sustainable palm oil production.- Management of palm oil waste.

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Gibbins is a freshwater ecologist. He was educated in the UK and spent the first two decades of his academic career working at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He moved to the University of Nottingham Malaysia early in 2017, making Malaysia his home. His research focuses on the ecology of aquatic organisms and the conservation and management of their habitats. He leads projects related to river restoration, the development of environmental flow regimes for dammed rivers, and sustainable approaches to flood management. He works with a range of stakeholders, including government, local communities, NGOs, and the private sector. He teaches ecology, hydrology, and conservation science. 
Alison Kim Shan Wee is a mangrove ecologist and geneticist. Growing up at the foot of Penang Hill, she developed an early fascination with the natural world. She completed her Ph.D. at the National University of Singapore, before undertaking postdoctoral research at Chiba University (Japan) and the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (China). From 2016 to 2020, Alison served as an associate professor at Guangxi University (China), where she led the Ecological Genomics Team in the College of Forestry. During the pandemic, she returned home to join the University of Nottingham Malaysia, where she focuses her research on the biogeography, ecology, and conservation of coastal ecosystems. In 2022, she was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (Malaysia) award in recognition of her work on environmental DNA in Malaysian mangroves. She teaches ecology, conservation science, and science communication.