Sustainable Tourism In Numbers
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Hajar Ariff
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Fish Ladders: Helping Fish Cross Human-Made Barriers
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As dams reshape Malaysia’s rivers, fish ladders emerge as quiet interventions—restoring pathways long severed. Balancing infrastructure with ecology, they offer a measured way forward, where development need not come at the expense of life moving beneath the surface.
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Beyond Numbers, Towards Meaning: Shifting To Developmental Tourism For Penang
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DRIVING ALONG THE old town’s narrow arteries, one quickly encounters the layered rhythms—and the resulting challenges—of George…
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Sustainability Is Good, But Not Enough; Let’s Aim For Satisfiability
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This article highlights the paradox of sustainable development: while necessary, unchecked global “development” risks ecological collapse. Ooi Kee Beng argues this calls for a deeper shift beyond sustainability towards “satisfiability,” focusing on sufficiency, ethics, and collective well-being.
MERAPOH: A Glimpse Into Malaysia's Ecotourism Future
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At the quiet edge of Pahang, Merapoh opens into one of the world’s oldest rainforests, where biodiversity, community and conservation converge. Here, ecotourism unfolds gently—less spectacle than possibility—offering Malaysia a rare blueprint for a more deliberate, living future.
Greening Penang’s Hotels: Wishful Thinking or Achievable Target?
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BY 2030, the Penang state government envisions an ambitious target of 80% of local hotels adopting green practices.[1] Tourism…
