Nature Offers Solutions to Man’s Excesses
By Rhowan Ho, Dr. Chee Su Yin 2
November 2022 FEATURE
MALAYSIA EXEMPLIFIES THE tug-of-war between economic development and conservation that goes on in developing nations globally. We have seen widespread migration toward coastlines driven by benefits including infrastructure, industrial and urban development, and economic growth. Mangrove forests are swallowed by land reclamation, seagrass beds are entombed by artificial island constructions, and beaches are replaced by man-made coastal defence structures. All these permanently change the complex yet fragile machinations of nature.Every metre of hardening comes with the loss of bountiful boons...
Rhowan Ho
is an intern at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, USM, working on projects pertaining to the monitoring and protection of coastal ecosystems in Penang.
Dr. Chee Su Yin 2
is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Global Sustainability Studies, USM. Her research interests are in nature-based solutions and ecological engineering in the marine environment.
