Joint Statement by 48 NGOs: Guarantee The Preservation Of Pulau Kukup And All National Parks For Our Future Generations / 48个民间组织联合声明: 恢复龟咯岛国家公园的地位，并着力保护这个湿地和其他国家公园！

Joint Statement by 48 NGOs:
Guarantee The Preservation Of Pulau Kukup And All National Parks For Our Future Generations 

We, the undersigned NGOs hereby call on Johor Menteri Besar Osman Sapian and the state executive council to immediately reverse the degazetting of Pulau Kukup and restore its status as a national park.

We also want the menteri besar and his excos to give a solemn undertaking that there will not be any more degazetting of other national parks in the state, like Endau-Rompin Peta, Endau-Rompin Selai, Tanjung Piai, Gunung Ledang, Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar and the Sungai Pulai Ramsar site.

These national parks are part of our natural heritage, and protecting them preserves the diversity of ecosystems for the enjoyment of our future generations, both locally and globally.

Once lost, the rich flora and fauna that are found in these national parks would be irrecoverable and therefore they are priceless.

Pulau Kukup is a Ramsar-site (one of 7 Ramsar sites in Malaysia), which means that Malaysia is a "contracting party" to the Convention on Wetlands (called the Ramsar Convention).

It is an inter-governmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

Wetlands provide us with water, they protect us from floods, droughts and other disasters, and they provide food and livelihoods to millions of people globally.

Pulau Kukup is unique example of an intact mangrove island which is a rarity in Malaysia. In Southeast Asia, mangrove islands have disappeared more frequently in the name of development as compared to coastal or riverine mangroves.

The Johor government has a duty to guarantee that this natural heritage is protected by law and no commercial development should ever encroach their borders.

Degazetting these protected lands is to betray the trust people placed in the state government.

We stand in support of the motion passed by the Johor Legislative Assembly on Dec 6 for the state government to review the degazetting.

Such a review and reversal of the degazette would be most welcomed, we believe, by all Johoreans and Malaysians.

We hope that the menteri besar and state exco will learn from this unfortunate episode that they need to consult all stakeholders, be more transparent and accountable before undertaking any major policies.

A full report of the events that led to this de-gazetting incident should be made public.

In the new political environment after the recent general election, Malaysians have a higher expectation for the Pakatan Harapan government to be more consultative and responsive to the concerns of the rakyat.

The above statement is endorsed in its entirety by the following civil society organisations:

1. Agora Society Malaysia 
2. Aliran 
3. Baramkini 
4. Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) 
5. Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) 
6. Childline Malaysia 
7. Eden Welfare Charity Society 
8. ENGAGE 
9. Friends of Penang Botanic Gardens 
10. GEMA Johor 
11. Grassroots 
12. Green Earth Society 
13. Himpunan Hijau 
14. IKRAM Negeri Johor 
15. Institut Kesedaran Rakyat (IKR) 
16. International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) Malaysia 
17. Jobada Johor 
18. Johor People's Action Group (JPAG) 
19. Johor Yellow Flame (JYF) 
20. KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) 
21. Kluang Bersih 
22. LIFEZONE 
23. LLG Cultural Development Centre 
24. Malacca Johor Diocese Catholic Lawyers Guild 
25. Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation 
26. Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) 
27. Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) 
28. PEKA Malaysia 
29. Penang Forum 
30. Penang Heritage Trust 
31. People Ideas Culture 
32. Perak Heritage Society 
33. Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam (KUASA) 
34. Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor 
35. Pertubuhan Alam Sekitar Sejahtera Malaysia (GRASS Malaysia) 
36. Pertubuhan Kasih dan Sokongan (Anbum AaTharavumAAa) Johor 
37. Pusat KOMAS 
38. Sahabat Rakyat / 人民之友 / மக்கள் தோழர்கள் 
39. Sam Addams 
40. Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia (SABM) 
41. Selamatkan Kuala Lumpur (SKL) 
42. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) 
43. Sustainable Development Network M'sia (SUSDEN M'sia) 
44. Tamil Foundation
45. Teoh Beng Hock Trust for Democracy 
46. Toy Libraries Malaysia 
47. United Chinese School Alumni Associations of Malaysia (UCSAAM) 
48. UUM Progressive Front

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恢复龟咯岛国家公园的地位，
并着力保护这个湿地和其他国家公园！

马来西亚48个民间组织联合声明

2018年12月9日发布

 我们，支持联署的非政府组织特此呼吁柔佛州务大臣 - 奥斯曼和柔佛州行政委员会立即恢复龟咯岛国家公园的地位。我们对柔佛州政府在作出决定前未征询民意感到失望与愤怒，要求州政府通过正式的管道向民众发布官方声明，交代此事件的来龙去脉，说明龟咯岛未来的地位及用途，以解除公众的疑问。我们也要求大臣和所有行政议员承诺，不会再有任何柔佛境内的国家公园被撤除其地位，如Endau-Rompin Peta，Endau-Rompin Selai，Tanjung Piai，Gunung Ledang，Taman Laut Sultan Iskandar和 Sungai Pulai拉姆萨尔湿地。

这些国家公园是我们自然遗产的一部分，保护它们即是保留了生态系统的多样性，将之之传承给本地和全球的后代。 一旦失去这些国家公园，当中丰富的动植物将无法复原，因此它们是无价的。龟咯岛是一个马来西亚7个拉姆萨尔（Ramsar）湿地之一。这意味着马来西亚是“湿地公约” （称为“拉姆萨尔公约”）的“缔约方”。这是一项政府间的条约，旨在为保护和善用湿地及其资源提供了规范。

湿地为我们提供水源，它们保护我们免受洪水、干旱和其他灾害的侵害，并为全球数百万人提供食物和生计。 龟咯岛是一个完整保留的红树林岛屿，这在马来西亚是极为罕见的。相比沿海或河畔的红树林，东南亚的红树林岛屿因经济发展而更为频密地消失。柔佛州政府有责任确保这些自然遗产受到法律的保护，任何商业发展都不应侵犯其边界。在未征询民意下撤除这些土地的国家公园地位或剥夺其受保护地位等同于背叛人民对州政府的信任。

另外，我们支持2018年12月6日柔佛州立法议会通过的紧急动议，要求州政府复审先前公布的宪报。我们相信所有的柔佛子民和马来西亚人都会对复审公报，甚至对撤销公报的决定表示欢迎。我们希望大臣和所有行政议员能够从这个不幸的事件吸取教训，即在采取任何重大政策之前咨询所有利益相关者，并确保整个程序更加透明和负责任。 在十四届大选之后的新政治环境中，马来西亚人对希盟政府的期望更高。人民希望新政府能够咨询人民的意见，并对人民的担忧作出即刻的回应。

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