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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is a grassroots, community non-governmental organisation involved in environment and development issues, based in Malaysia. Since its inception in late 1977, SAM has worked closely with numerous affected communities throughout Malaysia, such as supporting the indigenous peoples of Sarawak against deforestation and the seizing of the ancestral lands, or the villagers of Bukit Merah against the illegal production of radioactive substances in their village, a landmark environmental battle in this country.

SAM's operations involve people from all walks of life; we have helped farmers whose crops have been destroyed by pollution and pests, estate workers whose health and safety are affected by the use of pesticides and toxic chemicals and fishermen whose livelihood is threatened by depleting marine resources and the encroachment of trawlers.

Our scope of work is unrestricted by political boundaries or geological confines; SAM is also the coordinator of the ASIA-PACIFIC PEOPLE'S ENVIRONMENT NETWORK (APPEN), a coalition of over 300 non-governmental organisations. Since 1983, APPEN's main objectives have been the collection and dissemination of information pertaining deleopment and environment issues in this vast region. From the effects of eco-tourism to tribal issues, we help to spread the word.

For our efforts, we were awarded the Global Honour Roll in 1987 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Right Livelihood Award (popularly known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) in 1988 and the Goldman Environment Prize in 1991. SAM was the recipient of the Conde Nast Travel Environment Award in 1998.

In a world of constant change, our role is to make sure that people don't forget about the environment. We educate people through our various publications of books and newsletters.

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