TEACHING our children to care for the environment will make a difference in the immediate neighbourhood or township they live in

The Star, Edward R. Henry

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Green habits begin at homeParentsplaya big part in teachingtheir childrento lovethe environmentparents playa big part in teaching their children to love the environmentBy EDWARD R. HENRYedward@thestar.com.myTEACHINGour childrento careforthe environmentwill makea dif-ferencein the immediateneigh-bourhoodor townshiptheylivein.petalingJayaCitydeputymayorPuasaMohdTaibsaidchildrenwereawareoftheneedto carefor treesandforests."Parentsmustguidethemon conser-vation and inculcatehabits that willprotecttheenvironment."Voung children with good habitssuch as savingwater while brushingtheir teeth or turning off the switchwhen the computeris not in usewillgrow up lovingthe environment,thusreducing the carbon footprint," hesaid.Puasasaidparentsshouldpl.1ntreeswith thehelpof childrenandenjoythemomentof fun.Talk to the childrenabout how trees supportclean air, brighten up the_environment and the joy i~gives to be able to harvesta fruit.-PUASA MOHO TAlB"Letthechildchoosea fruit treeor aflowering plant that is easy to grow.Talk to the child abouthow treessup-portcleanair,brightenup theenviron-mentandthejoy it givesto beabletoharvestthe fruit,"he saidaftera tree-planting exerciseat Urban Park 2 inDamansaraDamai.At the same event in conjunctionwith PetalingJaya'ssixthanniversaryasa city,Puasawitnesseda memorandumof understandingbetween UniversitiPutra Malaysia, Universiti UtaraMalaysiaandPulauBandingFoundationto conducta six-monthresearchintoweather,floraandfaunaat the RoyalBelumForestTemengorin HuluPerak .wherethe findingswould·be usedtonurturetheUrbanPark2.Emkaygroup chief executiveofficerAhmadKhalifTan Sri MustaphaKamalsaidthe companywas workingcloselywith the PJ City Councilto nurturethe7haUrbanPark2,hometo 25speciesoftrees."WehavehandedUrbanParI<2 tothecouncilandwe aregladthatthereareplans'tobuildacyclepaththatwill linkthreeotherparksin thearea.It isagoodideaasit will encouragepeopletocycleandappreciatenature."Ourchildrenareour futureand it isa bigresponbilityto guidethemto lovetheenvironment,"hesaid.startingyoung:TeenagerstookpartintheEnviroHuntatUrbanPark2inDamansaraDamai,PetalingJayaWell done:Puasa(fifthfromleft)participatedinthetree-plantingexercise.

Green habits begin at home

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Green habits begin at home

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