Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Green Economy Initiatives in Sabah

The state government receives compliment for taking pro-active steps and a leading role in promoting a green economy while exploring the potential of implementing it in Sabah.
 
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said Sabah has contributed a lot to ensure the environment is protected by practising sustainable manner when dealing in business. 

 
Uggah said that the government will make sure that the close cooperation among all the relevant agencies will continue to adopt the green economy via sustainable forest management in Sabah.

 
He was glad that a Note of Cooperation was signed between Sabah Forestry Department and the Malaysian Remote Sensing Agency (ARSM) which indicated the start of a 5-year cooperation to map Sabah’s forest cover for the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) Plus Implementation programme.

 
Uggah also hoped the execution of a green economy would be given priority, especially when doing business with other countries.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good job for the state government in leading the way towards a green economy in Sabah. Keep up the good job.

Anonymous said...

Hope that all the relevant agencies will adopt green economy and sustainable forest management so that we can all contribute to a greener Sabah.

Scarlett said...

We must join together in ensuring the sustainability of our natural resources.

Scarlett said...

It is a good move made by the govt to initiate green economy in Sabah.

PCSB said...

BY having solar Hybrid system for villages are one of the ways to go green in the state.

Sabah attracts tourist by our eco tourism.Itis important to preserve our forest and the environment.

Anonymous said...

very good initiatives.. this green economies will help our state to accelerate progress towards sustainable development, creating decent jobs and sustainable livelihoods for poor and vulnerable people.

Anonymous said...

usaha memperkembangkan ekonomi hijau amat baik dan ia perlu diteruskan.

azman said...

ini merupakan langkah yang baik untuk menjaga alam sekitar.

azman said...

teruskan berusaha..langkah seperti ini memang wajar disokong.

Anonymous said...

semoga semua pihak dapat bekerjasama untuk melaksana dan merealisasikan ekonomi hijau di Sabah.

Hamdan Hadillah said...

Kekalkan keindahan alam yang terdapat di Sabah.

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