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.

Beliau turut menambah, penemuan baharu dalam bidang bioteknologi dan farmaseutikal juga perlu dipersiapkan bagi menghadapi endemik atau wabak seterusnya.

Last month, Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari said next year’s state budget is scheduled to be presented in mid-November and awaits the royal consent of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj.

“Pesta buku sepatutnya menjadi medan berkecuali dan tidak condong kepada mana-mana agenda politik tetapi sebaliknya perlu menyuburkan kesatuan dan keadilan dalam ekosistem industri buku,” kata PPAS.