BERNAMA – SABAH MANGROVE ACTION PLAN TO BECOME IMPORTANT SOON

KOTA KINABALU, July 24 (Bernama) – The Sabah Government is launching the Sabah Mangrove Action Plan as a way to transform the management and conservation of mangrove forests in the state.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the action plan was important and crucial as 60 percent or 378,195 hectares of the country’s mangrove forests are located in Sabah.

“Sabah has the largest mangrove forests in Malaysia, so it is important that we have an action plan that guides the management and conservation of mangrove forests.

“It is also in line with the Blue Carbon Initiative, a global programme aimed at preserving and protecting the coastal ecosystem for the benefit of the climate, biodiversity and human prosperity,” he said in a statement after chairing the Interior Ministry’s post-cabinet meeting today.

The Prime Minister said the State Cabinet approved the Sabah Mangrove Action Plan during today’s weekly meeting and it will be launched soon.

Hajiji said the Cabinet was also informed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a Confidentiality Agreement have been signed between the Sabah Biodiversity Centre and Yayasan Petronas for the Seaweed Mapping project and the community initiative.

He said the project and community initiative would last for five years.

The Prime Minister added that the collaboration is expected to produce a complete map of seaweed distribution in Sabah, which can serve as a reference for the conservation, protection and sustainable development of the seaweed ecosystem.

Hajiji said the community initiative organised by the state government through the Sabah Biodiversity Centre and Yayasan Petronas will engage communities living in the marine and seaweed ecosystem areas in conservation efforts and awareness.

“It will also contribute to the state government’s Blue Economy initiative,” he said.

–BERNAMA

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