EFT payment to Kelantan to cease if it develops protected areas - Nik Nazmi

The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry intends to cease the payment of Ecological Fiscal Transfer for Biodiversity Conservation (EFT) to Kelantan if the state continues with its plan to make changes to its development plan involving environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs), said its minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

He said the plan was not in line with the principles underlying the implementation of EFT, which is an additional financial incentive from...