: The Kelantan government will not stop logging activities in the state as they are carried out in accordance with the terms and conditions stipulated under the National Forestry Act 1984, said Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah.Each state is given a quota by the National Forestry Council, and there is a condition where after the felling of trees, reforestation has be carried out in the affected area , he added.
“For example, if the quota given for this year is 3,000 hectares. Then we should not exceed the 3,000 hectare. Otherwise, we will be subject to action by the National Forestry Council. The quota is not determined by the state, but the National Forestry Council. He said this when asked on an online petition for a moratorium on logging and to preserve forests as a bulwark against floods, which has received nearly 200,000 signatures.
The petition was launched to urge the government to impose a moratorium on logging activities for the time being following the catastrophic floods.
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