KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — The Department of Environment (DOE) needs about 3,000 additional officers to strengthen monitoring and enforcement efforts nationwide, said its director-general, Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar.

He said the proposal for additional staff has been submitted to the government, including the Public Service Department (JPA), as part of a plan to strengthen the organisation and improve pollution control and enforcement of environmental laws.