Biodiversity conservation strategy in Malaysia: from an Islamic perspective
The rapid decline of world’s biodiversity and increasing need of natural resources to accommodate the growing population suggest that the current western philosophy of conservation biology is not achieving its mission and objective as expected in Southeast Asia. The existing religious tools and...
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| Language: | English |
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Institut Islam Hadhari Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5333/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5333/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5333/1/makalah-v4n1-n6.pdf |
| Summary: | The rapid decline of world’s biodiversity and increasing need of natural
resources to accommodate the growing population suggest that the current
western philosophy of conservation biology is not achieving its mission and
objective as expected in Southeast Asia. The existing religious tools and
channels for conservation should be seriously considered. There is a high
potential in achieving high standards of conservation biology if management of
natural resources adheres to the fundamental principles of Islam in Malaysia.
However religious approaches are mainly limited to Islamic norms and treated
independently in many parts of Southeast Asia, including Malaysia. Therefore
there is an urgent need to synergize Islamic concepts in conservation biology
with the existing governance system. It is believed if Islamic concepts are
genuinely practised and amalgamated into the existing implementation and
governance structure in conservation biology, the future for biodiversity in
this region will be bright. |
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