Target 4: By 2025, our production forests, agriculture production and fisheries are managed and harvested sustainably.

Target 4: By 2025, our production forests, agriculture production and fisheries are managed and harvested sustainably.

The sustainable management and use of natural resources are equally crucial in achieving biodiversity conservation objectives. The forestry, agriculture and fisheries sector are important sub-sectors in Malaysia and plays a significant role in the national economy. They are also a source of employment, foreign exchange and a source of protein for the Malaysian particularly the rural population. A healthy natural ecosystem underpins the growth of the primary industries thus effort to promote sustainable management of the natural resources and preserve the ecosystem and its biodiversity is at the interest of the nation’s economy. The emphasis for Target 4 is the drive towards sustainable primary production in the forestry, agriculture and fisheries sector.