UNSPECIFIED, ed. National policy on biological diversity 2016 - 2025. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Putrajaya. ISBN 9789670250243 (2012)
Abstract
The first National Policy on Biological Diversity was formulated in 1998. Since then, the nation has undergone significant population increase and socio-economic changes; the population has increased from 23 million in 1998 to about 30 million in 2015; the per capita GDP has almost tripled and the country’s exports have grown seven folds. Numerous housing and industrial areas, townships and infrastructure have been built. The country’s transition to become a developed, high-income nation has exerted various pressures on our biodiversity, leaving many species vulnerable with some even facing threats of extinction. Nearly half of the nation’s plant diversity is facing various levels of threat.
Other pressures that threaten Malaysia’s biodiversity include habitat fragmentation, invasive alien species, pollution, poaching, increasing competition for land as well as climate change. Furthermore, there is a general lack of awareness on the importance of biodiversity throughout the country as well as significant knowledge gaps. There are also weaknesses in management capacities and shortage of funding – both which are crucial to ensure that Malaysia’s biodiversity is effectively conserved. While the 1998 Policy provided direction in the past, the present and future challenges call for a Policy that will enable the nation to protect its biodiversity in the coming years.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity conservation |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Applied Sciences > Biology By Subject > Applied Sciences > Marine technology |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Ismail Zanudin |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2020 21:06 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2020 21:08 |
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