WWF praises govt for making most progress in HoB initiative

KOTA KINABALU: WWFMalaysia chief executive officer Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma has praised the state government for making the most progress in its part of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) initiative.

Speaking to reporters after the launching of the International Conference on Bridging Heart of Borneo (HoB) Landscapes and Beyond through Healthy Watershed Corridors by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman here yesterday, Dr Dionysius said Sabah was actually progressively improving over time.

“Today many years forward, Sabah, in comparison to the other parts of Heart of Borneo, is the most progress part of the initiative. (This is) in terms of what the state is doing, how it is investing in change and learning from past mistakes.

“We are very grateful to be given a chance to work with Datuk Sam and his team and the state government under the leadership of the Chief Minister and we will continue to support the state in her efforts in any what way we can,” he said.

He said these were really exciting times because new technologies would allow WWF to get new information which it was never be able to do in the past.

Meanwhile, secretary general of the Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Datuk Darrel Webber, welcomed the Chief Minister’s announcement on the introduction of the Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) jurisdictional approach in addressing sustainable practices in the oil palm sector.

“We thank Datuk Sam for being a champion in pushing the CSPO through but also the Chief Minister for his leadership and foresight to actually make that announcement today which is to have only certified sustainable palm oil to come out from Sabah by 2025,” he said.