After RimbaWatch's alarm, forester institute calls for action
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Putrajaya has been urged to take proactive measures to address issues raised by RimbaWatch’s “State of Malaysian Rainforests 2023” report.
In a statement, the Institute of Foresters Malaysia (Irim) urged the government to devise a “National Forest Conservation Strategy” to prevent illegal development, logging, and mining of forests.
The group also proposed that the government devise a “Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)” to...
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