Fate of Malaysian forests stripped of protection points to conservation stakes

Mongabay
Oct 13, 2021, 3:30 pm446 ptsHot
Before the clearing and excavators and bulldozers, before plans to build a gold mine and oil palm plantations, the Jemaluang and Tenggaroh forest reserves in Johor, Malaysia, were wildlife-rich jungles by the sea. Elephants, tigers and sun bears roamed the rainforests’ dimly lit interiors. Critically…

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