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International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences

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ISSN: 2222-6990

Malaysian Public’s Concern About the Environment During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of a Selected State in Peninsular Malaysia

Dzuhailmi Dahalan, Haliza Abdul Rahman, Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i15/8423

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This article examines the level of concern of the Malaysian community towards the environment in a selected state of Peninsular Malaysia during the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings of the study presented are based on a quantitative study involving a total of 211 respondents. This is part of the findings of a real study involving the Malaysian society in general across the state. Overall, this case study found that the respondents' level of concern for the environment during the Covid-19 pandemic was at a high level. However, the level of green consumption practices in society was still seen at a moderate level. There was no significant difference in terms of their level of concern for the environment during the Covid-19 pandemic either among respondents living in urban or rural areas. Similar findings were shown for single and married respondents. In short, the findings of the study show a very positive sign among some parts of Malaysian society towards realising the efforts to preserve the environment by various parties in Malaysia. Therefore, this study argues that the efforts to educate the community that have been done by various parties should be seen as a profitable investment. In fact, it is necessary to secure continuous support from various parties in the community towards the preservation of a sustainable environment, especially in terms of increasing the level of green consumption practices among the community.

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In-Text Citation: (Dahalan et al., 2020)
To Cite this Article: Dahalan, D., Rahman, H. A., & D’Silva, J. L. (2020). Malaysian Public’s Concern About the Environment During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study of a Selected State in Peninsular Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(15), 368–378.