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PETALING JAYA: Forests totalling nearly the area of Singapore, or roughly three times that of Kuala Lumpur, have been earmarked for clearing in Peninsular Malaysia, according to a survey by the Rimba Disclosure Project (RDP).
Activists and an opposition lawmaker in the Malaysian state of Pahang have demanded government accountability after reports that just 5% of forest reserves cleared to make way for plantations have actually been replanted. According to an investigation by environmental news site Macaranga, 77,331 hectares (191,089 acres) of Pahang’s forest reserves were cleared between 2012 and […]
TANAH MERAH, March 13 — The government has allocated RM500 million for phase two of the Forest Plantation Development Programme 2021-2025 for entrepreneurs who are interested in venturing into the industry. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) director-general Mahpar Atan said during the first...
Forest Plantations in Reserves: Quick To Cut, Slow To Grow. This is Part 2 of our four-part #LadangHutan series. The series investigates forest plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. IN MALAYSIA, forest reserves can be selectively logged. Clear-felling was...
Tree Farming Gone Wrong. To view the original story in full, please see Macaranga. This is Part 1 of our four-part #LadangHutan series. IN 2006, Acacia Industries Sdn Bhd planted its first rubber tree in Gua Musang, Kelantan...