Royal Family Takes Over Pulau Kukup National park

Pulau Kukup will become Sultanate land 
after state govt de-gazette national park said TMJ 

He claimed Kukup will be "better protected" after it is Sultanate land

To better protect parks, Sultan Ibrahim decreed change to Sultanate land

does not change status, policies, usage of park 
continues to remain national park status

six parks in Johor Endau-Rompin, Selai, Tanjung Piai, Pulau Kukup, Gunung Ledang, Sultan Iskandar Marine Park

Kukup may cease having protection as state govt said to de-gazetting it

viral note state authorities cancel park 

Lawyers for Liberty asked why stripping of park status done "silently"

island gazetted as national park in 1997 

Pakatan state govt worse than Barisan in environmental preservation 

called on PM to use federal powers to save Pulau Kukup

My comments : 

This is very interesting. Imagine if Sultan Pahang just decrees this island or that mountain as sultanate land?  They have so much land. 

I suppose there are certain amounts of Federal Budgets and State Budgets that are now channelled to pay for the upkeep of our national parks. That means taxpayers funds.

If the park reverts to the Royal Households what is the mechanism for channelling state funds - both Federal and State - for the upkeep ?  

Or will the Royal Family have to raise its own funds to manage the parks?  
Will they have to generate revenue from the park to pay for its upkeep ?

The world runs on money.