They say these projects have disrupted the lives of Orang Asli communities and destroyed the habitats of many wild animals. FMTNews SaveForest
From left: Yusaimi Md Yusof of Persatuan Alam Sekitar Sejahtera Malaysia, Klima Action Malaysia coordinator Ili Nadiah Dzulfakar, Sahabat Alam Malaysia president Meor Razak Meor Abdul Rahman, Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam president Hafiz Nasarudin and Greenpeace Malaysia Heng Kiah Chun.
Sahabat Alam Malaysia said federal and state authorities usually justified approval for such projects by saying the areas allotted were poor forests with no commercial value for the wood-based industry. He also claimed that many of these projects are carried out without environmental impact assessment reports or proper standard operating procedures .He said the lives of Orang Asli communities in these forests were continually being disturbed, while these projects had also destroyed the habitats of wildlife such as the Malayan tiger in the Jerangau forest reserve in Terengganu.
Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam meanwhile said efforts had been made to put a stop to deforestation at forest reserves.
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