BFM 89.9

HIGHLIGHTS 
Podcast  >  Bigger Picture  >  The Daily Digest  >  The Daily Digest: Is This How We Protect The Amazon?

The Daily Digest: Is This How We Protect The Amazon?

Lim Teck Wyn, Environmentalist

26-Aug-19 14:00

The Daily Digest: Is This How We Protect The Amazon?

The Amazon rainforests are burning. There have been 74,000 fires across Brazil this year alone. What is the impact of these fires beyond the immediate destruction?

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sharmilla Ganesan, Kelly Anissa


This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Social Issues

Tags:  Bigger Picture,  Daily Digest,  Amazon fires,  Amazonia,  Amazon forest,  forest fire,  climate,  global warming, 


Latest Podcasts




Play / Pause

Listen now : BFM 89.9 -- The Business Station

Today’s Shows



6:00 AM

The 6AM Stretch

7:00 AM

World Market Watch

7:15 AM

Morning Brief

7:30 AM

Morning Brief

7:45 AM

Morning Brief

8:00 AM

The Breakfast Grille

Chew Ne Weng, Managing Director, QES Group

8:30 AM

Morning Brief

8:45 AM

Morning Brief

9:00 AM

Opening Bell

9:15 AM

Opening Bell

9:35 AM

The Property Show

10:05 AM

Open For Business

Abdul Muthalib Zulkarnain, Founder and CEO of Get Hyred

11:00 AM

The Workplace

TBC

12:00 PM

Enterprise Explores

TBC

1:00 PM

The Breakfast Grille Repeat

Chew Ne Weng, Managing Director, QES Group Description: Automated test equipment manufacturer QES Group was one of nine Malaysian companies named in Forbes Asia’s coverage of Best Under A Billion 2023, a list of companies that have outperformed the market despite global economic headwinds. How does the company stack-up in the Malaysian semiconductor space? We discuss the fortunes and prospects of QES Group with Managing Director Chew Ne Weng

2:05 PM

Beyond the Ballot Box

Why is Germany’s Far-Right Movement Gaining Strength? Frederik Holst, Political Scientist

3:05 PM

Earth Matters

How Can We End Waste Colonialism? Wong Pui Yi, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) | Nabila Zulkeflee, Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center)

4:05 PM

Health & Living

When Dengue Affects Rich Countries, Will We Take It More Seriously? Dr Dinu Guruge, Epidemiologist & Consultant for the Global Dengue Programme, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi)

7:05 PM

The Evening Edition

7:30 PM

Front Row [REPEAT]

7:35 PM

Popcorn Culture

8:00 PM

Cruise Control

10:00 PM

The Pulse