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To:
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's Office
Federal Government Administration Center
Bangunan Perdana Putra
62502 Putrajaya
Malaysia
Tel: 603-88888000
Fax: 603-88883444
Email: ppm@pmo.gov.my
Director
Ministrer of Natural Resources and Environment
Aras 6, Wisma Sumber Asli, Presint 4,
No.25, Persiaran Perdana,
62574 Putrajaya
Director
Department of Environment
Ministry of Natural Resources
Level 1-4, Podium 2 & 3,
Wisma Sumber Asli,
No 25, Persiaran Perdana
Precint 4, Federal Government Administrative Centre
62573, Putrajaya
Tel: 03-88712000 or (2200)
Fax: 03-88891973
Dato' Haji Abdul Ghani Othman
Johor State Chief Minister
Aras 1, Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim, 80502 Johor Bahru, Johor.
No. Telefon : 07-2244148 / 07-2234789
No. Faksimili : 07-2230867
COMPLAINTS ON VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS TO PROTECT SUNGAI PULAI MANGROVES AND IMPINGEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS
I would like to draw your kind attention to the following matter:
2. The proposed development of 913 ha of petrochemical and maritime industries at Tanjung Piai, which was approved by the Malaysian Government, has violated the existing provisions to protect Sungai Pulai mangroves.
3. The proposed area for development was a forest reserve listed as “Environmental Sensitive Area (ESA) Rank 1” by the Comprehensive Development Plan 2006-2025 and the National Physical Plan (2005). It used to be part of Sungai Pulai Forest Reserve but then excised by the Johor State in 2005 before degazettment has taken place.
20 Jan 2005: HS Sungai Pulai (PW 2498) – 721.587 ha
20 Jan 2005: HS Sungai Pulai (PW 2497) – 215.410 ha
4. Under the National Physical Plan (2005), “no development, agriculture or logging shall be permitted except for low-impact nature tourism, research and education in Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA Rank 1)”. It is clear that the Malaysian Government has ignored the provisions to protect resources. The clearing of vast tract of mangrove reserve demonstrates Malaysian Government's lack of committment in adhering to the agreement of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) and Ramsar Convention, in which Malaysia is a signatory party.
5. The proposed project also impinge on the rights of close to a thousand subsistence fishermen around Sungai Pulai to continue fishing. Their protests have been numerously highlighted in the media.
Kindly pursue this matter with authorities concerned. Thank you very much.
Sincerely Yours,
