KOTA KINABALU: Recommendations can be made to advise the government on how to tackle environmental issues and provide direction to ensure sustainable development in Sabah through the Council of Environment Protection (MPAS), says Datuk Christina Liew.
“Do utilise your expertise in your respective fields in seeking feasible solutions to environmental problems," said the Sabah Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister when chairing the first MPAS meeting for this year on Tuesday .
Department of Environment Protection director Vitalis Moduying, who is the MPAS secretary, facilitated the meeting agenda. Liew added that all this while, the council has been playing an important role in advising the state government on matters relating to implementation of the Environment Protection Enactment 2002, which is enforced by EPD.
Among issues discussed during the meeting were hill-cutting activities, the management of effluents and solid waste, scheduled waste and sewage as well as the importance of protecting the environment in mining activities.
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