The responsibility and challenges of Sabah Parks toward sustainable environment in Manukan island, Tunku Abdul Rahman park

Sabah Parks mission is to preserve areas in Sabah that contain outstanding natural values as a heritage for benefit of the people, now and in the future (Sabah Parks website, 2019). Tunku Abdul Rahman Parks (TARP) is among one of the parks that aims to protect their flora, fauna and marine ecosystem. Unfortunately, solid waste problem and sea activities become a threat to sustain the environment in Manukan Island, TARP. This research is using content analysis, interview and observation to determine policy or enactment and organization for sustainable environment in the island. It is also aims to identify activities held by Sabah Parks toward sustainable environment in the island. Thus, it is found out that there is organization that established under Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment known as Sabah Parks. This organization is responsible toward sustainable environment in the island by complying with Park Enactment 1984, Management and Development Plan Tunku Abdul Rahman (TARP) 2015 and Environment Impact Assessment (EIA). This research identified that sea activities in the island become challenges due to uncontrolled of tourist access in the commercial jetty (located in Jesselton Point, Kota Kinabalu) by Sabah Parks. Meanwhile, the solid waste problem in the island is caused by the land-based sources due to the location of Manukan Island that near to capital city, Kota Kinabalu.