Achieving sustainable coastal environment in Langkawi, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mazlin Mokhtar, Minhaz Farid Ahmed, Khai, Ern Lee, Lubna Alam, Choo, Ta Goh, Rahmah Elfithri, Jamil Tajam, Kim, Anthony Hooi Wong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Borneo Marine Research Institute 2017
• Subjects: QH Natural history
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20094/1/BJoMSA%20Vol.1-2017-002.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/20094/; http://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/BJoMSA/article/view/985
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Despite many good policies and institutions, the coastal environment of Langkawi continues to deteriorate. This could be due to lack of effective governance as well as unregulated waste discharge. Evidences collected from the literature during 1996 to 2013 also revealed a significant increase in the...