KOTA KINABALU, March 15 -- Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Jeffrey Kitingan has blamed misconceptions and misunderstandings for the delay in implementing the controversial carbon credit project in Sabah that was signed in October of 2021.

The state agriculture, fisheries, and food industry minister said many in the state did not understand the definition of nature capital and were still against the Nature Conservation Agreement (NCA).

"Some people - our own officials in the government - are unfamiliar with what nature capital means. Because they lack the understanding, they don't want us to go ahead, so we will address that as soon as possible," he said.

He said that some perceive natural capital as including minerals and mining which...