Environmental Conservation in Malaysian Local Government: Issues and Recommendation

Farah Adilla  Ab Rahman; Mohd Idham  Mohd Yusof; Tuan Nooriani  Tuan Ismail; Normaira  Abdul Rahman; Dwi Harsono

doi:10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3502

Authors

Farah Adilla Ab Rahman Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Seremban Campus, Malaysia
Mohd Idham Mohd Yusof Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Seremban Campus, Malaysia
Tuan Nooriani Tuan Ismail Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam, Malaysia
Normaira Abdul Rahman Seberang Perai City Council, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Dwi Harsono Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3502

Keywords:

Community Participation, Environmental Conservation, Local Governments, SDGs

Abstract

The government of Malaysia is committed and receptive to environment conservation efforts. The study's explicit goals will now be as follows: a) Determine community participation techniques in environmental conservation programmes; b) Detect concerns and hindrances to community participation in environmental conservation programmes; and c) Suggest the most effectual community participation approaches in environmental conservation programmes. We spoke to eight main informants from three tiers of local governments. The observations were organised using NVivo. Community participation is hampered by a lack of enthusiasm and understanding, as well as a lack of workforce and finance. 9AN

Keywords: Community participation, environmental conservation, local government, SDGs

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3502