Kuala Lampur, Dec. 3 -- The Academy of Sciences Malaysia, ASM, has officially launched the National Planetary Health Action, NPHAP, one which has been internationally hailed as a first in the world. Kudos to the team. The scientific assessment of our planet's health is alarming. According to the 2025 Planetary Health Check, seven out of nine key planetary boundaries-the processes that maintain Earth's stability and resilience-have been breached, and all are trending in the wrong direction. This isn't a future threat; it is our current reality, with climate change already disrupting national economies and affecting lives, with the poorest and most vulnerable bearing the heaviest burden.

Beyond climate, our daily choices, particularly our ...