It quite surprising each time i ask new graduate in environmental about what do their expect about their job prospect, they can't give a good answer. Most of them do not know what do there will be after graduate either as Department of Environment (DOE) officer or working related environmental sector. Yes it not straight forward as Doctor, Pilot, and Engineer.
If i ask about the Environmental Impact Assessment, there will give answer "i had heard it during classes' and then there will give very common answer. Unfortunately what there learn is more toward international law, exp Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Malaysia is heading to right direction. Environmental will become important aspect due new regulation and amendment of the act to fix any loophole. Industries start to feel the important of it, more because of the penalty if not comply with current regulation. New regulation introduce had shown more stringent on water quality discharge standard and emission standard. The benefit of course to the future graduate in environmental, and new technology.
The future is lies on environmental law, enforcement, professional expert, and the awareness from industries and public. To date environmental always fall behind as safety since there is involve money but if we look at the other perspective. There is so much can be avoided and cater at first place such as issue of flooding, landslide, oil spill and others if there are all in the know. Special care or standard of operating procedure can be done to ensure the no undesirable accident and catastrophic event to happen,
Apart from that, loss of habitat and forest is always negligible since it difficult to quantify it. Carbon trade and other incentive introduced is to value the loss and make people appreciate by reducing it. Whether through carbon sink, converting of methane to carbon dioxide, use of sustainable energy to make a better world.
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