Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective

Since Malaysia is a coastal State with invaluable mangroves and atolls and coastal areas, surrounded by resource-rich seas, to make the Malaysian maritime areas to be clean and pollution-free is a matter of grave concern for the country. Seaweed farming in Malaysia can possibly be governed by the...

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Main Author: Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
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Published: 2012
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description Since Malaysia is a coastal State with invaluable mangroves and atolls and coastal areas, surrounded by resource-rich seas, to make the Malaysian maritime areas to be clean and pollution-free is a matter of grave concern for the country. Seaweed farming in Malaysia can possibly be governed by the Fisheries Act. What we need is to adopt a new “Fisheries (Seaweed Farming) Regulations” under s. 61 of the Fisheries Act to regulate seaweed farming in Malaysia. The protection and preservation of mangrove forests need integrated cooperation among the various government agencies. The protection and preservation of mangrove forests need integrated cooperation among the various government agencies. Although we have National Forestry Act 1984, It is proposed that it should be amended to include specific provisions for the protection and preservation of mangroves.
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spelling iium-274102023-03-29T05:41:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/ Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein JX International law K Law (General) Since Malaysia is a coastal State with invaluable mangroves and atolls and coastal areas, surrounded by resource-rich seas, to make the Malaysian maritime areas to be clean and pollution-free is a matter of grave concern for the country. Seaweed farming in Malaysia can possibly be governed by the Fisheries Act. What we need is to adopt a new “Fisheries (Seaweed Farming) Regulations” under s. 61 of the Fisheries Act to regulate seaweed farming in Malaysia. The protection and preservation of mangrove forests need integrated cooperation among the various government agencies. The protection and preservation of mangrove forests need integrated cooperation among the various government agencies. Although we have National Forestry Act 1984, It is proposed that it should be amended to include specific provisions for the protection and preservation of mangroves. 2012 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/1/Seaweed_and_Mangrove_Issues_from_International_Law_Perspective_%28Prof._Ghafur%29.pptx application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/2/Invitation_To_Seaweed_and_Mangrove_workshop_by_Attorney_General%27s_Chambers.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/5/Workshop_Programme_%2528Seaweed_and_Mangrove%2529-1.pdf Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein (2012) Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective. In: Workshop on Marine Environment Pollution, 30 October 2012, Putrajaya. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle JX International law
K Law (General)
Hamid, Abdul Ghafur@Khin Maung Sein
Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title_full Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title_fullStr Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title_full_unstemmed Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title_short Seaweed and mangrove issues from International Law perspective
title_sort seaweed and mangrove issues from international law perspective
topic JX International law
K Law (General)
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/1/Seaweed_and_Mangrove_Issues_from_International_Law_Perspective_%28Prof._Ghafur%29.pptx
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/2/Invitation_To_Seaweed_and_Mangrove_workshop_by_Attorney_General%27s_Chambers.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27410/5/Workshop_Programme_%2528Seaweed_and_Mangrove%2529-1.pdf