Open AccessMore policies and laws, is it better for biodiversity conservation in Malaysia?
Author(s) -
Tong Pei Sin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
conservation science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2578-4854
DOI - 10.1111/csp2.235
Subject(s) - convention on biological diversity , biodiversity , threatened species , biodiversity conservation , mainstreaming , measurement of biodiversity , global biodiversity , conservation biology , convention , environmental resource management , business , environmental planning , geography , political science , ecology , law , economics , biology , special education , habitat
Abstract Malaysia is a megadiverse country, and it ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1994. Since then, Malaysia has initiated procedures to fulfill its obligations to this multilateral environmental agreement. Among the key developments are the formulation of national biodiversity policies and mainstreaming biodiversity in Malaysia. Drafting biodiversity‐related policies and laws across different sectors is a means to an end in conserving biodiversity. However, the declining forest cover and the relatively high number of threatened species in Malaysia may indicate that biodiversity conservation is not working.