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In Malaysia, the fate of a peat forest hinges on a powerful state official by Fatima Qureshi on 5 April 2021 The government of Malaysia’s Selangor state appears intent on rescinding protected status for the remnants of a once-sprawling peat forest that’s home to Indigenous people and threatened wildlife. It wants to allow a “mixed development project” on 931 hectares (2,300 acres) of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR), which has drawn widespread opposition from Indigenous people, environmental organizations, and a former environment minister. Environmental activists point ...

SHARING OPTIONS: One of the themes that emerged during Jo O'Hara's discussions with stakeholders was land availability and suitability for forestry. \Donal Magner Minister of State Pippa Hackett has announced the four chairpersons of the Project Woodland working groups, following a meeting with the project board, chaired by Brendan Gleeson. The board oversees the delivery of Jo O’Hara’s Implementation of the Mackinnon Report. Stressing the need for urgency, the minister said: “The project board agreed that the working groups should convene immediat...

DNA database to help stop illegal logging By Jason Pan / Staff reporter To help protect the nation’s forests and guard against illegal logging, the government has established a DNA database for Taiwan cypress and Taiwan cedar trees, Minister of Justice Tsai Ching-hsiang (蔡清祥) said at a news briefing in Taipei yesterday. The database would enable authorities to identify a particular species, and facilitate prosecution and conviction of illegal logging activities, Tsai said at the Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB) office. The project is the product of a four-year co...

Canfor shut its mill in Mackenzie and is driving our logs to other mills and the town suffers the consequences. This vengeful, scandalous action shows the true corporate ideals of this company. . . .

There are now 4,500 licences in forestry awaiting approval from the Department of Agriculture and a "number of changes are needed".