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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.