SANDAKAN: Sabah is presently maintaining 64 per cent of its land mass under forest cover in an effort to protect its natural resources, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said the area includes 3.84 million hectares or 52 per cent of the state's mass as gazetted forest reserves and other protected areas.
He said the move was also in line with the Sabah government's commitment to maintain at least 50 per cent of the state's land under state forest cover in the Sabah Forest Policy 2018.
"To boost the state's forest management and protect the important treasure, Sabah has gazetted up to 1.9 million hectares or 26.4 per cent as a Totally Protected Area.
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The text of his speech was read by Deputy Chief Minister II Datuk Seri Dr Joachim Gunsalam who is also Sabah Local Government and Housing Minister.
