'Tougher law and enforcement needed to protect forest reserves'

PETALING JAYA: Any move to protect the country’s forest reserves through stiffer punishment must be backed by action and be reflected in state laws, say environmental advocates.Former WWF-Malaysia CEO Datuk Dr Dionysius Sharma said enforce­ment of the proposed tougher penalties under the National Forestry Act 1984 would be pivotal for it to have any impact on preser­ving the country’s forest reserves.

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