several proposed game changing mechanisms to improve the way these entities interact with each other in the ecosystem. – NSTP file pic
PRIME Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s expressed wish to review the Environmental Quality Act, enacted in 1974, is refreshing to hear.
There have been amendments to the act from time to time, but the moment has come for a comprehensive review of this country’s foremost instrument of environmental governance.
Our awakening at the time and respect for the environment were reflected in the act, which went into effect 47 years ago.
So much water has flowed under the bridge since then, most importantly the world’s official embrace of sustainable development and, in 2015, universal adoption of the 2030 Development Agenda with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
