Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 New Straits Times - Letters Let us not over-exploit our natural resources Apr 08: WHILE welcoming the setting up of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Sahabat Alam Malaysia calls on the new minister, Datuk Adenan Satem, to give greater attention and focus on the need to protect and conserve our natural resources. We view with caution the statement by Adenan, as reported in the papers, that the target of the ministry is " to create more wealth. Land and forests are our national assets which we must not leave dormant " (NST, April 6). While we appreciate the minister's concern for generating wealth out of natural resources, wealth generation should come from conservation and protection of such resources and not from continued exploitation. It is high time the Federal Government found appropriate financial mechanisms to encourage States to protect, conserve and rehabilitate their natural resources if we value the ecological services provided by these resources. This is where the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment can play a vital role i.e. in finding ways and means to support State Governments to be more concerned for environmental protection and conservation, rather than further exploitation. S.M. MOHAMED IDRIS President Sahabat Alam Malaysia _______________ Are you in love? Find a date on MSN Personals http://match.msn.com.my/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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