Your Action is Needed to Complete the Park’s Gazettement

THE PARK NEEDS YOUR HELP!  The establishment of the Selangor State Park (Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor), over 107,000 ha in size, was declared in August 2005.   Since then, in January 2007, 92,000ha of forest was gazetted as the Selangor State Park, by the Selangor State Government, under the National Foresty Act Selangor Enactment leaving a remaining 15,505 ha of forest still to be gazetted. 

The last State Park Steering Committee meeting was held on 12 Feb. 2009, chaired by YB Tuan Haji Yaakob bin Sapari.  In the meeting it was stated that under Phase 2 of gazettement, 15,505 ha had been submitted to JUPEM for gazettement including 121 hectares of the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge. 

In addition, it was stated that following the decision of the Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor (MMK),  private lots within the original boundaries of the Park would be removed. The Forestry Department of Selangor proposed a new boundary, adding 954 hectares to the Park, to avoid the inclusion of these private lots.  The honourable Chairman and members of the park steering committee agreed with the new boundary and requested the Forestry department to prepare a working paper for the MMK for approval.

However, we are uncertain of the status of the above, since there has been no park steering committee meeting,  no announcement by the state government on the status of the Park, and no reply to our official queries to the state government.

THE PARK NEEDS YOUR HELP!   Write to the Chief Minister and ask him the following:

Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato` Abd Khalid Bin Ibrahim

When will the Selangor State Government complete Phase 2 of the Selangor State Park’s gazettement (15,505 ha of forest including the Klang Gates Quartz Ridge)?  

What is the status of gazetting the additional 954 ha which was proposed to be part of the Park?

When will the Selangor State Government release a map of the boundaries of Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor with GPS coordinates, showing areas that have already been gazetted, and the areas that still need to be gazetted.

I look forward to the Selangor State Government’s official reply.

and please include your name, address or other relevant contact information.

The Park and all the creatures that dwell within it say THANK YOU.

Y.A.B. Tan Sri Dato` Abd Khalid Bin Ibrahim contact information:

1.  facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Abdul-Khalid-Ibrahim/38012338900#!/pages/Abdul-Khalid-Ibrahim/38012338900

2.  Email:

  khalid@selangor.gov.my     

3.  Post:

Dato' Menteri Besar Selangor

Pejabat Menteri Besar Selangor

Tingkat 21

Bangunan Sultan Salehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

40503  Shah Alam

4.  Fax: 03-5519-0032

After you have written, please email to TrEES ( treateveryenvironmentspecial@gmail.com ) and let us know when and by which method you wrote to the Chief Minister of Selangor.  Thanks again.  Only YOU can keep the Park a reality.