It has also adopted the Malaysian Forestry Policy in 2021, amendments to the National Forestry Act in 2022, and the National Biodiversity Policy 2022-2030 that was launched last month.

“They will develop a software to monitor the condition of the forest. So, some activities can be detected including the entry of the public, the movement of animals, fires and also various other occurrences such as landslides based on sensors or reports given,” he said.

Ng added that last year, the state government helped nearly 100,000 village homeowners through the assessment tax exemptions at a cost of RM11.551 million.

"Kita kesan ada belasan gerai yang menjual lesen kepada warga asing dan MBSJ telah mengenal pasti pemiliknya untuk tindakan pembatalan lesen perniagaan," katanya selepas Operasi Bersepadu di sini pada Sabtu.