KUCHING, Nov 5: Sarawak wants the federal government to help counter negative overseas perceptions of its environmental conservation efforts by giving greater international exposure to the State’s achievements.
Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan said Sarawak’s efforts to protect its forests, biodiversity and natural resources were not being adequately communicated to the international community.
“Some of the netizens, especially in Europe, they have this perception that we are doing nothing and that we are destroying our forests, our biodiversity, our flora and fauna,” he said.
Awang Tengah, who is also Minister of International Trade and Investment as well as Second Minister of Natural Resources and Urban Development, further said Sarawak had achieved much in conservation and environmental management, but acknowledged that more needed to be done to communicate these efforts internationally.
