SB 30602 PEMBANGUNAN

LESTARI ALAM SEKITAR

(Sustainable Environmental Development)

WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
By
Julius Kulip
Mt. Kinabalu as seen from the
summit of Mt. Trus Madi (J.Kulip)
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
Sustainable= “Sustain” = Capacity to endure, long life,
long term maintenance of well being (human),
Latin ‘sustinere’ (tenere, to hold,” sus, up).
Dictionary: Maintain, support, endure. Listari / Mampan
(Malay); Au opupusan; (Kadazan/Dusun)
Environmental (adj.) = What makes up the atmosphere
or background against which someone or something is
seen / actual physical surroundings/ natural
surroundings
Development = Progress of growing, change,
Sustainable
Sustainability
connects many different disciplines and fields.
Carrying capacity (over exploit/harvest)
Biological and human activity
WHY Sustainable Environmental
Development (SED)?
1. Resources depleeting eg. Kayu Balak
2. Complains from people:
1. Aktiviti pembalakan (1900-2000)
1. Pencemaran air – air kabut / sediments, Ikan mati, sungai jadi
cetek
2. Tanah runtuh
3. Kematian sumber tumbuhan makanan/ubatan tradisi
2. Perladangan Kelapa Sawit (1990-kini)
1. Pencemaran air sungai oleh efluen (sisa buangan kilang) – East
coast
2. Penanaman pokok kelapa sawit terlalu dekat dengan sungai –
akibat baja/racun mengalir ke sungai.
Cont.
3. Projek Perumahan Bandar:
1. Banjir
2. Tanah runtuh
4. Aktiviti Pertanian Tradisional di tepian bukit
1. Banjir Kilat – Greg Keningau 1998?
2. Tanah runtuh