The application of law on pollution control towards marine biodiversity conservation in Malaysia

The biodiversity of the world's oceans which constitutes more than 70 percent of the earth's surface is crucial for providing a broad and life-supporting range of ecosystem. Being a maritime nation, as well as one of the top biodiversity-rich countries in the world, it is important for Mal...

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Main Authors:	Mustafa, Maizatun, Ariffin, Mariani
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	K Law (General) KPG Malaysia
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spelling	iium-89692012-01-11T03:48:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/8969/ The application of law on pollution control towards marine biodiversity conservation in Malaysia Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani K Law (General) KPG Malaysia The biodiversity of the world's oceans which constitutes more than 70 percent of the earth's surface is crucial for providing a broad and life-supporting range of ecosystem. Being a maritime nation, as well as one of the top biodiversity-rich countries in the world, it is important for Malaysia to give its full commitment in conserving her mega-diverse ecosystems, including that of the richly endowed seas. At present, the well being of Malaysia's marine biodiversity is facing increasing threat from various sources, notably that of land-based and vessel-based polution. Malaysia takes pollution issue seriously, and joins other key maritime nations in enhancing her legal regime in dealing with marine polluiton. This paper seeks to highlight Malaysia's continuous effort towards marine pollution control through the application of law. Significantly, such effort can be used as a reference by other maritime nations for the purpose of collective marine environmental protection and biodiversity conservation. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/8969/1/2011_-_The_application_of_law_on_pollution_control_towards_marine_biodiversity_conservation_in_Malaysia.pdf Mustafa, Maizatun and Ariffin, Mariani (2011) The application of law on pollution control towards marine biodiversity conservation in Malaysia. In: 2011 International Conference on Environment and BioScience IPCBEE, 21-22nd October, 2011, Cairo, Egypt . http://www.ipcbee.com/vol21/25--ICEBS2011P00020.pdf
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description	The biodiversity of the world's oceans which constitutes more than 70 percent of the earth's surface is crucial for providing a broad and life-supporting range of ecosystem. Being a maritime nation, as well as one of the top biodiversity-rich countries in the world, it is important for Malaysia to give its full commitment in conserving her mega-diverse ecosystems, including that of the richly endowed seas. At present, the well being of Malaysia's marine biodiversity is facing increasing threat from various sources, notably that of land-based and vessel-based polution. Malaysia takes pollution issue seriously, and joins other key maritime nations in enhancing her legal regime in dealing with marine polluiton. This paper seeks to highlight Malaysia's continuous effort towards marine pollution control through the application of law. Significantly, such effort can be used as a reference by other maritime nations for the purpose of collective marine environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani
author_facet	Mustafa, Maizatun Ariffin, Mariani
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title	The application of law on pollution control towards marine biodiversity conservation in Malaysia
title_short	The application of law on pollution control towards marine biodiversity conservation in Malaysia
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