Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia

Forest of Peninsular Malaysia is a natural heritage that needs to be sustained for its uniqueness even though small in percentage, but it offers enormous benefits in safeguarding the natural ecosystem. Unfortunately, the state of deterioration of forested area in Peninsular Malaysia is at alarming r...

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Main Authors:	Yaacob, Adzidah, Mahzir, Nurnadiah, Imam Supaat, Dina, Zakaria, Mohamad Zaharuddin, Wook, Izawati, Mustafa, Maizatun
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Language:	English English
Published:	American Scientific Publishers 2017
Subjects:	BP173.75 Islam and economics HB126.4 Islamic Economics HB846 Welfare theory KBP639 Muʻāmalāt
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spelling	iium-631002018-10-25T07:06:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/63100/ Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia Yaacob, Adzidah Mahzir, Nurnadiah Imam Supaat, Dina Zakaria, Mohamad Zaharuddin Wook, Izawati Mustafa, Maizatun BP173.75 Islam and economics HB126.4 Islamic Economics HB846 Welfare theory KBP639 Muʻāmalāt Forest of Peninsular Malaysia is a natural heritage that needs to be sustained for its uniqueness even though small in percentage, but it offers enormous benefits in safeguarding the natural ecosystem. Unfortunately, the state of deterioration of forested area in Peninsular Malaysia is at alarming rate and in need of additional funding instrument for conservation and regeneration. The Forest Development Fund established under Chapter 8 of the National Forestry Act 1984 has limited operation as its coverage only extends to existing forest conservation routine activities. Hence, this article seeks to highlight the preliminary research finding that is waqf shall be the alternative mechanism to protect and sustain the forest environment. Discussion in this article begins with the significance of forested area in the ecosystem and prolongs issues encircling the forest protection. It then explains financial and technical assistance available for forest conservation and the inadequacy to respond to current needs. Waqf has been implemented in several countries for the good of the community, thus it is seen as a potential tool to compliment efforts to preserve forest environment from depreciation. The role of the Islamic Religious Council as a sole trustee of all the waqf properties is also highlighted. Thus, this article proposed that by allocating specific land or any immovable assets in the name of waqf, the country could improve the state of forest that provides for water catchment areas, flood control mechanisms and also habitats for biodiversity. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved. American Scientific Publishers 2017-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63100/1/63100_Waqf%20as%20a%20means%20of%20forest%20conservation_article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/63100/2/63100_Waqf%20as%20a%20means%20of%20forest%20conservation_scopus.pdf Yaacob, Adzidah and Mahzir, Nurnadiah and Imam Supaat, Dina and Zakaria, Mohamad Zaharuddin and Wook, Izawati and Mustafa, Maizatun (2017) Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (5). pp. 4860-4864. ISSN 1936-6612 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000005/art00234 10.1166/asl.2017.8928
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description	Forest of Peninsular Malaysia is a natural heritage that needs to be sustained for its uniqueness even though small in percentage, but it offers enormous benefits in safeguarding the natural ecosystem. Unfortunately, the state of deterioration of forested area in Peninsular Malaysia is at alarming rate and in need of additional funding instrument for conservation and regeneration. The Forest Development Fund established under Chapter 8 of the National Forestry Act 1984 has limited operation as its coverage only extends to existing forest conservation routine activities. Hence, this article seeks to highlight the preliminary research finding that is waqf shall be the alternative mechanism to protect and sustain the forest environment. Discussion in this article begins with the significance of forested area in the ecosystem and prolongs issues encircling the forest protection. It then explains financial and technical assistance available for forest conservation and the inadequacy to respond to current needs. Waqf has been implemented in several countries for the good of the community, thus it is seen as a potential tool to compliment efforts to preserve forest environment from depreciation. The role of the Islamic Religious Council as a sole trustee of all the waqf properties is also highlighted. Thus, this article proposed that by allocating specific land or any immovable assets in the name of waqf, the country could improve the state of forest that provides for water catchment areas, flood control mechanisms and also habitats for biodiversity. © 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.
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author	Yaacob, Adzidah Mahzir, Nurnadiah Imam Supaat, Dina Zakaria, Mohamad Zaharuddin Wook, Izawati Mustafa, Maizatun
author_facet	Yaacob, Adzidah Mahzir, Nurnadiah Imam Supaat, Dina Zakaria, Mohamad Zaharuddin Wook, Izawati Mustafa, Maizatun
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title	Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia
title_short	Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia
title_full	Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia
title_fullStr	Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for Malaysia
title_sort	waqf as a means of forest conservation: alternative for malaysia
publisher	American Scientific Publishers
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