The Sabah Environmental Trust (SET) hopes that the 2023 Budget will take into consideration allocating a certain percentage of fines collected for the offences committed, to the relevant agencies or state government.
Kota Kinabalu: .It also wants the relevant forest reserves be declared as ‘closed’ forests under the Forestry Enactment 1968. SET chief executive officer, Dr Rahimatsah Amat said there were several legislations in Sabah, namely, the Forestry Enactment 1968, Wildlife Conservation Enactment 1997, Parks Enactment 1984 and Environmental Protection Enactment 2002 that could contribute such revenue to the relevant agencies or the state.
On the need to declare the relevant forest reserves as ‘closed’ forests, Rahimatsah said currently the forest reserves in Sabah were ‘open’ for encroachment by opportunists or poachers, as only those caught with the ‘forest produce’ could be prosecuted.“Thus, it is essential that entry into the forest reserves be handled appropriately, such as declaring the relevant forest reserves as ‘closed’ forests.
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