Environmental Law and Conservation
The Environmental Quality Act of 1974 and other environmental laws are administered by the Division of Environment. Clean-air legislation was adopted in 1978, limiting industrial and automobile emissions. However, air pollution remains a problem in Malaysian cities.
The National Forestry Act of 1984 was enacted for sustainable forest management, but the act has not been enforced.
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