Is the logging legal or illegal? In Malaysia
Center for Orang Asli ) Concerns Thursday February 7, 2019 PERAK STATE, Malaysia – Despite several requests by the Temiars (Orang Asli – Indigenous People) of Kampung Tasik […]
Oil palms need one-ninth of land used by other vegetable oil crops
The Jakarta Post Wed, February 6, 2019 An aerial view of an oil palm plantation in Dumai, Riau. (Antara Photo/Rony Muharrman) JAKARTA, Indonesia – A palm oil task force of […]
Malaysia state Perak Forestry Department denies threatening Orang Asli (Indigenous People) in Gerik
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 IPOH, Jan 6 — Perak Forestry Department Director Datuk Mohamed Zin Yusop today denied that the department had threatened the Orang Asli […]
Malaysia environmental goups sound alarm as Ipoh’s Kledang Hill being stripped bare
By John Bunyan Malay Mail February 6, 2019 An aerial view showing the extent of the land clearing activities which has taken place on Kledang Hill. — Picture courtesy of […]
Malaysia group sounds alarm as industrial dumping shrinks last mangrove forest in Batu Maung
By Opalyn Mok Malay Mail January 30, 2019 Sahabat Alam Malaysia research officer S. Mageswary (centre) says the remaining mangrove forest in Batu Maung must be preserved and protected for […]
Denmark funds mangrove reforestation in Myanmar Rakhine state
MYAT MOE AUNG THE MYANMAR TIMES 30 JANUARY 2019 Mangrove trees grow along the coast of Myanmar. Aye Saphay Phyu/The Myanmar Times A Five-year plan to replant mangrove forests is being […]
World Highlights Deforestation. Indonesia Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs says: Don’t Dictate Us
MUHAMMAD HENDARTYO TEMPO.CO 25 January 2019 JAKARTA, Indonesia – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan responded to the deforestation issue that had been in the world’s limelight during his speech in a workshop themed […]
Indonesia government vows to engage more indigenous groups in forest management
By Ivany Atina Arbi The Jakarta Post Wed, January 23, 2019 Anak Dalam tribe members gather in a hut in Pelakar village, Pamenang, Merangin, Jambi, on April 22, 2018. (Antara/Wahdi […]
Why Is China In a Hurry to Revive the Myitsone Dam Projects?
By JOE KUMBUN The Irrawaddy15 January 2019 People protest against the Myitsone dam project at the construction site north of Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, in 2015. / Nan Lwin […]
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