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Polisi & Kewangan
Ways to improve Malaysia’s ecological fiscal transfers
Increasing allocations and giving states more freedom on how they can spend EFT funds could make this mechanism more effective, say conservationists. Malaysia's environmental sustainability minister Nik Nazmi also agrees there is a good basis to make the scheme more permanent, but in-depth discussions must be held with the states, he told Eco-Business.
Karbon & Cuaca
Bright spots in the dark: Tracking Malaysia’s fiscal transfers for nature conservation
The federal government says the Ecological Fiscal Transfer (EFT) approach has spurred state governments to expand protected areas and run more conservation programmes. Yet as environmentalists are calling for more EFT funding, our latest analysis finds little transparency on most of the money disbursed, despite some state-level data from Johor and Sabah.
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OCBC working to amend coal policy to finance early retirement projects
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