Malaysia Collection
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Malaysia (collection)
Welcome to the Malaysia Collection! The purpose of this collection isto provide a reliable on-line resourcefor information aboutthe ecology, biodiversity, environmental issues of Malaysia. The Malaysia Collection is the firstcollection on theEoEtofocus on a single nation.
The Malaysia Collection is very much a work in progress. Development of the Malaysia Collection is currently spearheaded by Mark McGinley, the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth andan Associate Professor at Texas Tech University.
Invitation to Contribute to the Malaysia Collection
Malaysian scholars, or international scholarsworking in Malaysia, areinvitedtocontribute tothe Malaysia Collectionby serving as Authors andTopic Editors. In addition, university instructors are invited to have students write articles for the EoE as partof theStudent Science Communication Project.University students and other environmentally-educated individuals are invited to contributeby service asEncyclopedia of EarthInterns.
Any individuals interested in contributing to the Malaysia Collection should contact Mark McGinley (mark.mcginley@ttu.edu).
Invitation to Content Partners
Content Partners are organizations that have a formal agreement to have their existing material published in the EoE. In most cases, such material is published verbatim from the Partner organization's material, with some editing for style and length to make the entry consistent with EoE guidelines. Remaining consistent with the EoE governance guidelines, once the entry has been added to the EoE, EoE authors may add to or edit that material. Every entry from a Content Partner is assigned to, and must be approved by, at least one Topic Editor. Content Partners are recognized as producers of the information in the article and entries may include links from the article to the Content Partner's website.
Organizations that are interested in contributing to the Malaysia Collection as a Content Partner should contact Mark McGinley(mark.mcginley@ttu.edu).
Invitation to Critique and Provide Input on the Malaysia Collection
The Malaysia Collection is intended to be useful to awide audience including high school level students and teachers, university-level students andinstructors, NGOs, policy makers, ecotourists and ecotourism operators, and the general publicin Malaysia and internationally. It will be extremely valuable to receive input from potential users during the development of the Malaysia Collection. Thus, we appreciate (1) any critiques or comments you have about existing material in the collection and (2) suggestions for topics that should be included in the collection. We are quite interested in working with users to meet their needs, Please forward any critiques, comments, suggestions for improvements, or questions to Mark McGinley(mark.mcginley@ttu.edu).
Outline of Topics
1. General Overview
2. Geography (Malaysia Collection- Geography)
5. Human Society
6. Environmental Issues
7. Protected Areas (Malaysia Protected Areas)
8. Ecotourism
9. Environmental GovernmentalAgencies
10. Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations
11. Malaysian Environmental Scientists
12. Environmental Education
13. Environmental Literature and Art
14. Environment and Religion
