Sarawak to Implement Environmental Audit Soon

KUCHING, Nov 1 - Sarawak will soon impose Environmental Audit (EA) for all development projects that require environmental impact assessment (EIA). Assistant Minister of Urban Planning, Land Administration and Environment Datu Len Talif Salleh said the move is in line with the state’s effort to press forward in environmental conservation and protection. He said Sarawak would not just stop at EIA or social environment impact assessment (SEIA) but to go further. “NREB has conducted several training sessions for environmental audits and so far there is sufficient number of Environmental Auditors to conduct environmental audits. “Such effort will ensure that after...