Kelantan’s Proposed Environmental Changes Under Scrutiny by NRECC

The Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Ministry (NRECC) has expressed strong concern and fundamental disagreement with Kelantan State’s decision to execute proposed alterations to its Development Plan relating to the modification of Environmentally Sensitive Areas (KSAS). These concerns have emerged following the decision made during the Kelantan State Government’s 22nd State Executive Council Meeting (MMKN) on October 21, 2020. The decision revolves around reclassifying the Permanent Forest Reserve, excluding water catchment areas, as non-KSAS in Kelantan. Photo: Facebook Page NRECC The execution of this decision remains in the draft stage of the Development Plan changes in Kelantan, with the