100 million Trees Planting Campaign
We are participating in the initiative of planting 100 millions trees in Malaysia by planting the endangered species Aquilaria malaccensis plant which is listed under CITIES. CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), also known as the Washington Convention, is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The convention was opened for signature in 1973 and CITES entered into force on 1 July 1975.
Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species in the wild and it accords varying degrees of protection to more than 35,000 species of animals and plants. In order to ensure that the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was not violated, the Secretariat of GATT was consulted during the drafting process.
The campaign, organised by the Energy and Natural Resources (KeTSa) Ministry with cooperation from the Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia (JPSM), state forest departments, Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) and state governments, aims to have 100 million trees planted across the country over the next five years.(https://www.100jutapokok.gov.my/)