Denise Chin, a fellow EPSM volunteer wrote an article published in The Daily Evergreen advocating the importance of living sustainably. She has certainly done well to advocate sustainable living in her campus, and we congratulate her and wish her well. Below is the link to the full article:

Take care of the earth before it is gone

The objective of the meeting is for members to provide their input to formulate a strategic planning document for EPSM.

The meeting starts with a warm welcome from the President, Mr. Nithi and a speech from EPSM’s Founder, Mr. Gurmit Singh.

EPSM’s 35th Annual General Meeting 

Date: 6th June 2010 (Sunday)

Time: 11am

Venue: Taman Sea (Near SMK Taman Sea and Taman Bahagia LRT Station)

If you are interested to attend, do contact us at epsm@epsm.org.my

1. “Reuse water from the washing machine by collecting it in a bucket and using it to wash toilet floors and flush toilets”

2. “Water used to wash rice and vegetables can be reused to water plants”

3. “Get the family to work together in one room, that way the family spends time together and keeps the electricity bills low”

4. “Place your desk and other work areas near windows to maximize on natural ventilation and light”

5. “Use a pail of water instead of the shower for a bath”

The EnviroWalk is a safe and fun activity that allows participants to appreciate the environment along the route. By observing and noting the positive and negative aspects of the environment, participants make suggestion to improve it.

The EnviroWalk 2010 is held as one of the activities in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Society Malaysia, (EPSM)’s 36th Anniversary Celebration which falls every year on the January 11th.

This 36th Anniversary was celebrated with a series of events starting with the EnviroWalk in Petaling Jaya New Town. This was followed with an Appreciation Vegetarian Lunch at The Pure Life Society at Jalan Puchong.
Area of Activity: Section 52, Petaling Jaya. (Petaling Jaya New Town area)

Note: It starts and finish at the Civic Centre, Petaling Jaya.
Duration of activity: 2 hours (on 10th January 2010, Sunday from 8am to 10am)
This activity is free for participants and open to people of all ages and background. It will be suitable for family members to participate.

Date           :  2^nd & 3^rd March 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday)
Time          :  8am to 6pm
Venue       :  Dataran Selasih, Tuanku Bahiyah Residential College,
University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Organiser : Jawatankuasa Tindakan Kolej Kediaman Tuanku Bahiyah

The main objective of the Environment I Care! Program is to introduce the various environmental agencies in Malaysia and their function in protecting our environment. The program also aims to educate and promote awareness of the importance of practicing a sustainable lifestyle among the university students toward environmental protection.

EPSM will have an Ecological Footprint Exhibition there, where there will be Ecological Footprint materials and Ecological Footprint calculation for visitors.

Ecological Footprint & Sustainable Living in Malaysia (SLiM) Project Date: June 2007

2007 aims to achieve following objectives:

-Promote the overarching goal for (ecologically) sustainable development in Malaysia by raising awareness for a national goal.

-Connect with the global agenda for sustainable development by re-visiting the UNCED Documents 1992 (Rio Declaration and Agenda 21).

-Take cognizance of the current state of our planet as reflected in the WWF International Living Planet Report 2006.

-Consider the overall implications of growing urbanization in Malaysia and the path for urban development in the 21st century. SLiM 2007 aims to contribute promoting and raising environmental awareness for environmentally responsible lifestyle among Malaysians and towards the effort of the Government protecting our environment. To honor Malaysia’s nationhood. To ensure a more sustainable years ahead and beyond. And to show our leaders that we value our environment enough to protect it.

2. Nithi Nesadurai, President of EPSM on: ‘Uniting to Combat Climate Change: From Global to Local’

Date: Friday, June 5, 2009
Time: 5.00 to 7.30pm
Venue: Auditorium, Bangunan Getah Asli
148 Jalan Ampang

Attached to the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Professor Lawrence is also Director of a continuing education course on sustainable development and Agenda 21 targeted at elected officials, public administrators and managers in the private sector.

Nithi Nesadurai is Coordinator of the Malaysian Climate Change Group. He has regularly attended the United Nations negotiations on climate change.

Environmental Protection Society of Malaysia (EPSM) organized a World Environment Day Public Forum themed “Your Planet Needs You: Unite to Combat Climate Change” on the 5th June 2009. The speakers at the forum consist of Professor Roderick Lawrence from the University of Geneva and Nithi Nesadurai, the President of EPSM. The main issue of the forum was the human race’s sustainability in this rapidly developing world. Human’s demand on the earth resources has exceeded the world’s biocapacity by 25 percent. This means, we need more than 1 earth to continue sustaining the way we live. This situation can still be retract with good urban planning.