Malaysia has already fulfilled the 2010 target requirement of conserving 10% of national biodiversity. In building our national inventory of flora and fauna, 9 expeditions were carried out under the Eighth Malaysia Plan (2001-2005) which will be further increased to 15 under the Ninth Plan (2006-2010). Endangered species are continually protected through research, captive breeding, in-situ conservation and awareness programs. To improve the protection of biodiversity, a review of the present law that governs trading and captive breeding of wildlife will be undertaken. Biodiversity will continue to be the mainstreamed and appropriate safeguards will be developed and introduced.
Strengthening institutional framework: To address legal and institutional gaps in the management of natural resources, a National Council on Biodiversity and Biotechnology, under the stewardship of the Prime Minister, was established in 2001 comprising relevant federal ministers and chief ministers of all states. It aims to give policy directions on the mainstreaming of biodiversity and the development of biotechnology. In 2004, Malaysia strengthened its institutional setup for the management of conservation at the federal level when the restructuring of the ministries led to the formation of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
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