Nik Nazmi calls for increased allocations to empower Environment Department in Budget 2025


KUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2025 must allocate more to empowering the Environment Department (DOE) to tackle environmental offenders, said Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

He also said that with enough allocation, Malaysia could reach net zero emissions before the targeted date of 2050 and be the beacon of sustainability in Southeast Asia.

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