Govt gazettes 90,000ha of land in five states for wildlife conservation


PETALING JAYA: The government has gazetted 90,000ha of land in Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Terengganu, and Negri Sembilan as protected areas for conservation through the Ecological Fiscal Transfer for Biodiversity Conservation (EFT) initiative.

Aimed at preserving the habitat of the Malayan tiger, two working papers were presented at the National Tiger Implementation Working Group (MyTWG) chaired by Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad on Thursday (Aug 22).

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