Minister says over 270,000 trees planted nationwide in past year after jungles cleared
Sunday, 05 Jan 2020 12:31 PM MYTDatuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar gives a sapling to Klang Municipal Council secretary Elya Marini Darmin during the launch of the Restoration, Reclamation and Rehabilitation Through Tree Planting Programme in Klang January 5, 2020. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
“Realising the importance of forested areas, Malaysia had in the past pledged its commitment to maintain over 50 per cent of its total land mass as natural forest cover at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. According to Dr Xavier, the Restoration, Reclamation and Rehabilitation Through Tree Planting programme was allocated RM100 million under the 11th Malaysian Plan aimed at restoring 1,640 hectares of deforested areas with over a million trees involved.
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