Sabah confident of reaching 30% protected areas target by 2025


Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor (second right, blue batik) mingling with attendees to the 20th Malaysian Forestry Conference launching cum Sabah Forestry Department 110th anniversary celebration in Kota Kinabalu on Tuesday evening.-Pix courtesy of CM’s office

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government is confident of reaching its target of expanding its Totally Protected Areas (TPAs) to 30% or 2.2mil hectares of the state’s landmass by next year, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.

He said the Sabah Forestry Department is currently identifying approximately 220,000 hectares to be designated as TPA to achieve this target.

Uh-oh! Daily quota reached.


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