KUCHING (Dec 12): Sarawak is ramping up its forest enforcement framework through more strategic, integrated and technology-driven methods to address increasingly complex forestry crimes, said Sarawak Forest Department director Datu Hamden Mohamad. He said conventional approaches are no longer sufficient, as the nature of forestry offences has evolved significantly over the past decade. The world [...]
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