Dear Friends,
Mother nature again stands threatened by man's push for development. The estuary of Sg. Pulai in south Johor is in danger of proposed development which can only be termed as destructive with the intended set-up of petrochemical and maritime industries. I am not against development but why develop at the expense of our heritage? They can set up the industries elsewhere so why put it in a place where it will destroy an ecosystem of mangroves and the surrounding marine-life?
A proposed development plan which involve the clearing of 2255 acres (913 ha) of mangroves at Sungai Pulai (near the Ramsar Site) for petrochemical and maritime industries has its EIA open for public reviewing.
The types of industries proposed are shocking. They include the manufacturing of industrial gases, synthetic resins, paints, varnishes, petro refinery, shipbulding and repair, chemical incinerator and harzadous waste, fertilizers and pesticides, rubber remilling and latex processing etc.
This is the intended rape of Sungai Pulai.
I appeal to you to spare a few minutes to sign the petition to save the seahorses and a heritage that can never be recovered:
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-save-the-seahorse
"We do not inherit the earth but borrow it from our children".
Let us leave them the heritage they deserve.
My previous post on the Save Our Seahorses programme: http://cybershack.blogspot.com/2007/06/sos.html
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I went straight and signed the petition and didn't think to leave a comment here at the time. I also wrote a blog post back on August 1st referencing your article and the petition.
I sure hope that round the world our futures can be focused much more on taking care of what we have rather than being driven by short-term economical advantage.
Thanks for the great post.
Cheers
dweezeljazz, thank you for taking the time to sign the petition and the extra mile in highlighting the plight in your 1/aug post. I hope my kids will be able see for themselves the seahorses and whatever else that nature has to offer.
Many thanks to tony wildish too for dropping by and signing the petition. Every signature is important.
Cheers!
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