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VI. INFORMATION AND TRAINING NEEDS
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B. Environmental information dissemination and services
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1. Publications
A total of 32,013 Department
of Environment publications have been distributed locally and overseas.
They included the 1994 Environmental Quality Report, the ERA
HIJAU Magazine, international referral system for sources of environmental
information (INFOTERRA) pamphlets, environmental guidelines, "A Guide to
Investors", the IMPAK newsletter, environmental information booklets and
posters. The mailing list includes libraries, government agencies, embassies,
universities and institutions of higher learning, schools, NGOs, the media
and individuals.
The distribution of Department of Environment publications has increased
significantly, mainly as a result of the dissemination of the ERA HIJAU
Magazine, which was officially launched by the Minister of Science,
Technology and the Environment on 22 August 1995. The publication of ERA
HIJAU was another effort by the Department of Environment to increase
environmental awareness among lower secondary school students. The first
issue focused on air pollution, the second on water pollution while the
third issue focused on management of solid wastes. Six copies of each issue
were distributed free to all lower secondary schools (totalling 1,432)
throughout Malaysia through the Ministry of Education, with the objective
of promoting environmental awareness among the younger generation.
Simultaneously with the launch of ERA HIJAU, the Kenali
Alam Sekitar (Know Your Environment) series was launched by the Minister
of Education. The topics, which covered were water, air, habitat, food,
plants, rivers, industry, town, transportation and wastes, were targeted
at primary schools. At the inaugural launch, a number of corporate bodies
purchased 421 sets of the Kenali Alam Sekitar books to be distributed to
primary schools. Under an agreement with the Writers Academy, 10 per cent
of the sales proceeds was credited to the Environmental Education and Awareness
Trust Funds.
In addition, the Department of Environment also published a book entitled
Koleksi Cerita-Cerita Pendek Bertemakan Alam Sekitar (A compilation
of short stories based on environmental themes). The contents were the
winning entries of a short-story writing competition organized by the Department
with the collaboration of Utusan Malaysia. The production of those publications
was fully funded by the government under the Sixth Malaysian Plan Development
Budget 1995 and the Operating Budget.
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