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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/help-save-the-seahorse

 

Seahorse in Peril

Target: Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources, Malaysia

Created by: Save Our Seahorses (www.sosmalaysia.org)

 

 

Issue: Proposed development will destroy extensive mangroves, seagrass habitats

and will affect seahorse and dugong populations.

 

Location: Pulai River Estuary, Johor, Malaysia (very near Singapore).

Development is ONLY 500 m from the Ramsar Site !!!

 

What we have to say:

" This is an utter cruelty to the environment and should never be allowed. "

 

Site Conservation Value:

 

i) Harbour one of the oldest virgin mangrove forest in the world

ii) A Ramsar Site - Wetlands of International Importance declared in 2003

iii) Harbour the most extensive seagrass bed in Malaysia

iv) The last stronghold habitat for the Spotted Seahorse (Hippocampus kuda)

population in Malaysia

v) Evidence of dugong population

vi) Rich in fisheries, coral reef and other marine biodiversities

vii) Provide for the livelihood of traditional fishermen and indigenous Seletar

folks

 

Summary:

 

A recent EIA has been put up to clear 2,255 acres of mangroves at Sungai Pulai

for Petrochemical and Maritime Industries. The types of heavy industries

proposed is a catastrophy to the ecosystems. They include industrial gases,

paints, varnishes, chemical products, petroleum refinery, shipbuilding and

repair, fertilizers and pesticides, rubber remilling etc.

 

Apart from clearing 2,255 acres of pristine mangrove forest, the subsequent

stages of this development will cause:

 

i) direct demolition to the seagrass beds due to dredging work on the riverbank

ii) run-off, sedimentation and siltation - smother the seagrass habitat

iii) Discharge very toxic effluents (heavy metals, PCBs etc) into the waters

iv) Increased shipping and land-based activities

 

The fate of the seahorse, dugongs and other biological communities, and the

people who rely on these resources, is in your hand.

 

PETITION NOW - WE WANT THE SEAHORSE AND THE PULAI RIVER ESTUARY TO BE CONSERVED

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