Gibson outlines passion for saving forests


	Gibson outlines passion for saving forests

LorisKnight

8-30-2007 9:11 AM

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KUALA LUMPUR: Oscar-winning actor and director Mel Gibson sprang a surprise when he attended a sponsorship-signing ceremony here yesterday for conservation of the rainforest. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18725131&sec=nation"><P>
The event was the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Petra Group and the Royal Society South-East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP).  </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18725131&sec=nation"><P>
Petra will sponsor the latter's rainforest ecology research programme in Sabah (<I><A target="_blank" href="http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/business/18722081&sec=business">StarBiz: <B>Petra plays its part in conservation</B></A></I><A target="_blank" href="http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/business/18722081&sec=business">)</A> </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18725131&sec=nation"><P>
Gibson, who last directed <I>Apocalypto, </I>which was set in an ancient Mayan jungle settlement, is on a two-week vacation in Malaysia. He was at the ceremony to lend his support to Petra Group's participation in the research programme on how to conserve the rainforest. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18725131&sec=nation">
“I'm really proud and happy to be a witness to an agreement such as this. I've backed a lot of good causes – environmental and humanitarian,” he said. </blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/29/nation/18725131&sec=nation"><P>
He also cited a similar rainforest conservation project in El Mirador, Guatemala, which he strongly supported.  </P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/ED3A3844-4E87-4F44-A3B0-41C545EB039D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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