Govt to plant 100 million trees to preserve bio-diversity
KUALA LUMPUR: The government has agreed to launch a programme to rehabilitate degraded areas throughout Malaysia by replanting 100 million trees from this year until 2025 in an effort to preserve the country’s bio-diversity and ecosystem services.
Minister of Water, Land and Natural Resources Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar, in a statement, said the ministry lauded the strong participations and support of the business and private sectors to make the programme, which would be launched on March 21, a success.
Xaview delivered this in his keynote address at the inaugural Biodiversity Forum for Business and Private Sector at Hotel Istana, here, Tuesday. The statement, which was e-mailed to Bernama yesterday, mentioned that the forum, which was organised by DHI Water & Management (M) Sdn.Bhd.
(DHI), is in line with the goals of the National Policy On Biological Diversity 2016-2025 (DKBK).
The goals of DKBK are to encourage the involvements of more business communities in the country to support the effort of the government to conserve biodiversity, promote its sustainable use and ensure a fair and equitable sharing of benefits.
The forum, attended by 140 participants,includingbusinessmen, corporate bodies, academics, nongovernmental organisations (NGO) and government agencies, discussed the roles and responsibilities that the business and private sectors can play in conserving biodiversity, the statement said. — Bernama