When Chief Justice Arifin Zakaria took the post as the top judicial officer in the country, he brought in an environmental agenda by forming specialised environmental courts throughout the country in 2012.

Nearly five years' on, Justice Arifin is glad to see that his message of having courts mete out greater punishments against those who affect the environment is getting across.

“I am glad that the courts have seen an increase in penalties, not like before and enforcement has also improved.