Revisiting the status of the Malaysian laws and policies on biodiversity

Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaat, . Revisiting the status of the Malaysian laws and policies on biodiversity. pp. 198-206. ISSN 2672-7226

Since the Convention of Biological (CBD) was first opened for signature more than 28 years ago on 5 June 1992 there have been tremendous development in biodiversity conservation at the international level. Almost two decades later five Strategic Goals and twenty targets were set under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2011-2020 (Aichi Targets) in order to achieve sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity. This paper revisits the current biodiversity policies and laws in Malaysia and examines how much development has taken place at the national level since the CBD was first signed and subsequently ratified by Malaysia in 1994. While the First NPBD was overhauled� and given a new facelift through the Second National Policy on Biodiversity 2016-2025 (Second NPBD) to meet the Aichi Targets there have also been progressive development on the corresponding laws. Several laws were passed to fulfil the national obligations under CBD and the earliest specific legislation is the Biosafety Act 2007 which was enacted among others to implement the CBD and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Another specific legislation passed is the Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 which is to give effect to the cornerstone principle of access and benefit sharing of the CBD and its Nagoya Protocol. Alas there are still gaps hindering effective biodiversity conservation in Malaysia requiring urgent revision of the existing laws to correspond with the development at the international. In addition the complicated biodiversity governance in Malaysia may also contribute in terms of ineffective implementation and enforcement of biodiversity conservation efforts. These may collectively hamper Malaysia in fulfilling her international obligations under the CBD and meet the Aichi Targets as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Abstract

Since the Convention of Biological (CBD) was first opened for signature more than 28 years ago on 5 June 1992 there have been tremendous development in biodiversity conservation at the international level. Almost two decades later five Strategic Goals and twenty targets were set under the Aichi Biodiversity Targets 2011-2020 (Aichi Targets) in order to achieve sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity. This paper revisits the current biodiversity policies and laws in Malaysia and examines how much development has taken place at the national level since the CBD was first signed and subsequently ratified by Malaysia in 1994. While the First NPBD was overhauled� and given a new facelift through the Second National Policy on Biodiversity 2016-2025 (Second NPBD) to meet the Aichi Targets there have also been progressive development on the corresponding laws. Several laws were passed to fulfil the national obligations under CBD and the earliest specific legislation is the Biosafety Act 2007 which was enacted among others to implement the CBD and Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. Another specific legislation passed is the Access to Biological Resources and Benefit Sharing Act 2017 which is to give effect to the cornerstone principle of access and benefit sharing of the CBD and its Nagoya Protocol. Alas there are still gaps hindering effective biodiversity conservation in Malaysia requiring urgent revision of the existing laws to correspond with the development at the international. In addition the complicated biodiversity governance in Malaysia may also contribute in terms of ineffective implementation and enforcement of biodiversity conservation efforts. These may collectively hamper Malaysia in fulfilling her international obligations under the CBD and meet the Aichi Targets as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Nature conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental policies
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental legislation
AGROVOC Term:	Law
AGROVOC Term:	Sustainability
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9227

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