Malaysia: Sarawak government announces destruction of 1 million hectares of tropical forests

Bruno Manser Fund: The Sarawak government intends to convert one million hectares of land into oil palm plantations within the next ten years. Most of this land is currently covered by secondary rainforests, yet it also includes fruit and rubber gardens as well as hitherto untouched primary rainforests, including peatland swamp forests. According to Sarawak's Land Development Minister, James Masing, the government needed to look into a "more aggressive" conversion of native lands into oil palm plantations. He said......

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