Malaysia’s 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign has successfully planted 137 million trees nationwide, with Pahang leading state efforts and receiving a national record.

KUANTAN: Malaysia’s ambitious nationwide greening initiative has achieved a significant milestone, planting 137 million trees across the country.

The Peninsular Malaysia Forestry Department (JPSM) announced that the 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign, running from 2021 to the end of last year, involved 2,091 different species.

Pahang state emerged as a top performer, contributing 13.4 million trees to the national total.

JPSM said this reflects the state government’s strong commitment and robust community support for environmental conservation.

The state also entered the record books in 2025, receiving recognition from The Malaysia Book of Records for the country’s largest peat swamp forest species planting event.

“A total of 500 saplings of Ketapang (Indian almond) and Rhu Pantai (casuarina) species were planted together with the local community to strengthen coastal protection and preserve the coastal ecosystem,” the department stated.

The Chief Secretary to the Government, Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, officiated the handover of a Coastal Erosion Control Project in Kampung Tanjung Batu, Pekan, to the Pahang state government.

Completed ahead of schedule by the Ministry of Energy Transition and Water Transformation, the project protects a 4.3-kilometre coastline. It aims to ensure resident safety, safeguard infrastructure, and maintain the local ecosystem’s balance.

 The Sun Malaysia