TEMERLOH, December 9 — Malaysia’s Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has emphasized the need for monitoring environmental conservation and wildlife habitat programs to ensure their successful implementation. The King highlighted that both the federal and state governments, along with private sector efforts, should play a role in restoring natural ecosystems and conserving animal habitats. He stressed the importance of monitoring, stating that the results of these efforts may not be immediately visible, but they will be felt in the coming years.
The King made these remarks during the inauguration of the Eco-Schools Malaysia Program and the United Nations Global Environmental Programme 2030 (UN GEP2030) Directional Map for Education Greening Efforts at the Fully Integrated Boarding School in Temerloh. He urged that such programs should be taken seriously and not just as a formality, emphasizing the importance of their success. This initiative is part of the world’s largest sustainable development education program, spanning 95 countries. The Eco-Schools Program focuses on raising awareness among young students about sustainable development, and the Agong expressed his appreciation to all those involved in the program’s success.
