Malaysia committed to ensuring at least half of country is covered with forests

Shamsul (left) with Aranols planting a tree for the Nestle RELeaf project in Taman Rimba Alam in Putrajaya on Sept 21, 2020. – Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia is committed to ensuring that at least half of the country’s land area is covered with forests and trees, says the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.

Its minister Datuk Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said this was in line with a pledge the country made back in 1992 during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.