Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs

Malaysia is considered a leader among Southeast Asian countries with regard to conservation legislation and programs; it was among the first ASEAN country to develop national conservation legislation, sign CITES, and develop a national conservation strategy. Malaysia has a protected area system cove...

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Main Author: Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014
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description Malaysia is considered a leader among Southeast Asian countries with regard to conservation legislation and programs; it was among the first ASEAN country to develop national conservation legislation, sign CITES, and develop a national conservation strategy. Malaysia has a protected area system covering over 12% of its land area, and many target species occur in parks and reserves. As many species are being included in the endangered species list, there are also some causes of concern, including staff shortages, financial constraints, and inconsistencies within wildlife protection legislations between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. This paper looks into selected threats to wildlife in Sarawak and compare legislations relating to wildlife protections in Malaysia. Primary needs include a comprehensive review of these legislations and a nationalized strategy to ameliorate the shortcomings.
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spelling unimas-161682017-05-08T05:10:36Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16168/ Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan GE Environmental Sciences Malaysia is considered a leader among Southeast Asian countries with regard to conservation legislation and programs; it was among the first ASEAN country to develop national conservation legislation, sign CITES, and develop a national conservation strategy. Malaysia has a protected area system covering over 12% of its land area, and many target species occur in parks and reserves. As many species are being included in the endangered species list, there are also some causes of concern, including staff shortages, financial constraints, and inconsistencies within wildlife protection legislations between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. This paper looks into selected threats to wildlife in Sarawak and compare legislations relating to wildlife protections in Malaysia. Primary needs include a comprehensive review of these legislations and a nationalized strategy to ameliorate the shortcomings. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2014 Book Chapter PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16168/1/Wildlife%20conservation%20legislations%20in%20Malaysia%20%28abstract%29.pdf Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan (2014) Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs. In: RIMBA 3. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS). ISBN 978-967-5527-90-6 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301883910
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
Jayasilan, Mohd. Azlan
Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title_full Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title_fullStr Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title_full_unstemmed Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title_short Wildlife conservation legislations in Malaysia: Sustainable Livelihood · Prudent Utilization · Management of Natural Resources 13 Wildlife Conservation Legislations in Malaysia: Evolution and Future Needs
title_sort wildlife conservation legislations in malaysia: sustainable livelihood · prudent utilization · management of natural resources 13 wildlife conservation legislations in malaysia: evolution and future needs
topic GE Environmental Sciences
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