{"id":7136,"date":"2017-10-31T01:10:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rakansarawak.com\/webv\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2017-10-31T01:10:22","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T01:10:22","slug":"the-environment-a-mutual-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rakansarawak.com\/v4\/2017\/10\/31\/the-environment-a-mutual-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"The Environment, a Mutual Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">In the effort to ensure the success of environmental programmes in the country, the Government always encouraged the participation of various bodies and individuals in Sarawak in environmental activities and programmes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">According to Second Minister of Urban Development and Natural Resources YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, many corporate and local companies in Sarawak has responded positively towards the Natural Resources and Environment Board\u2019s (NREB) initiatives in the School Environmental Clubs (PALS Club) Adoption Programme.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">Representing the Sarawak Chief Minister during the state-level National Environment Day on October 28th in Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), he added that the corporate sectors and local companies in Sarawak have shown strong commitment in demonstrating their corporate environmental responsibility (CER) for sponsoring selected schools to enable students organise their annual environmental activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cTo date, a total of 8 companies have adopted 22 schools out of 361 PALS Clubs in the State,\u201d said YB Datuk Amar Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hasan who is also the Deputy Chief Minister.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI strongly urged more local companies to come forward and to adopt schools PALS within or around their development 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