Sabah CM moots community forest reserve classification


Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (right) receiving the Sabah Forestry Department 2022 Annual Report from Chief Conservator of Forestry Datuk Frederick Kugan.

KOTA KINABALU: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor wants the Sabah Forestry Department to revisit the Forest Enactment 1968, to allow inclusion for a new classification of forest reserve for the community.

Mooting the new classification during a forestry appreciation ceremony here on Monday night (June 26), he said this will encourage the local communities to get involved in forest conservation efforts, in addition to future settlement consideration for them according to the communities’ needs and suitability.

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