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.

Sesi dialog yang turut dihadiri oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Chow Kon Yeow itu membincangkan kekuatan kedua-dua negeri dalam menarik pelaburan masuk ke dalam negara.

Beliau berkata, pelaksanaan enakmen dengan hukuman lebih berat itu berjaya mengurangkan kes pencemaran sumber air berbanding tahun sebelumnya.

The state secured 363 projects valued at RM12.4 billion in the first three months of this year and created 8,377 employment opportunities. The investment value represents a 66.8 per cent increase from the RM7.44 billion in the same quarter of the preceding year.