KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) — The government is currently collecting forestry data from all state governments to be submitted as updated information to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) next year, said Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.
He urged state governments to play their part by providing accurate and up-to-date data on activities in their respective forests to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES).
“A committee comprising the Ministry of Plantation and Commodities (MPIC) and NRES will collaborate in collecting and coordinating the data,” he said.
Johari added that his role as the minister overseeing the NRES portfolio would further facilitate efforts to harmonise the data.
He said at a press conference after launching the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) here today.
Meanwhile, MSPO introduced the MSPO Impact Alliance, a multi-stakeholder platform aimed at strengthening Malaysia’s leadership in sustainable palm oil.
Johari said the Alliance enables Malaysia to test new approaches, address on-the-ground challenges, and unlock innovations that reinforce both MSPO and Malaysia’s position in global markets.
He said that as a structured platform for collaboration, the Alliance brings together the government, industry, financiers and civil society, with responsibilities shared and solutions jointly shaped.
“This opens opportunities for initiatives such as a smallholder European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)-readiness sandbox, which would map and document smallholder plots to meet EUDR requirements while ensuring their continued integration into global trade,” he said at the launching event today.
Johari noted that, as a testbed for innovation, the Alliance provides a framework to develop new models that connect sustainability with competitiveness.
He also said that, in line with MSPO’s core element of protecting labour and human rights, the Alliance could pilot initiatives to strengthen worker protections by creating simple and safe channels for workers, including migrant workers, to raise concerns.
Additionally, the Alliance could pave the way for environmental progress, with replanting strategies that integrate biodiversity corridors and carbon sequestration to demonstrate that oil palm can thrive while safeguarding nature.
“These examples reflect the potential of the Alliance. Its true value lies in providing a credible space where objectives are translated into action, pilots into policy, and evidence into stronger international recognition,” he added.
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