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Earth Day - Are We Doomed?

Gurmit Singh, Chairman, Centre for Environment, Technology & Development Malaysia (CETDEM)

21-Apr-17 08:05

Earth Day - Are We Doomed?

Tomorrow is Earth Day with its focus on environmental and climate literacy. The global campaign see literacy as “the engine not only for creating green voters and advancing environmental and climate laws and policies but also for accelerating green technologies and jobs.”

It will also see the launch of the autobiography of veteran environmental campaigner, Gurmit Singh. His book is titled “Memoirs of a Malaysian Eco-Activist”. 


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