Sustainability top priority for timber, strategic commodity industries, says minister

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BUTTERWORTH: The government has ensured that timber and other strategic commodity industries in the country practise only the best sustainable approach so that it will not harm the nation's forest reserves, says Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali.

The Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister said that under the ministry's Blueprint Plan for 2021 until 2030, sustainability was the number one priority for the country in the next 10 years.

"And for your information, our national forest reserve has exceeded the world standards with more than 50% of forest reserves remaining intact in our country," he said. On complaints from non-governmental organisations on logging in the forests, especially in the northern region of the peninsula, Khairudin said the projects were approved in accordance with the regulations and international standards.

Earlier, he attended a dialogue and buka puasa event with about 100 timber industry players organised by the MTCC.

 

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