Putrajaya objects to Kelantan's new forestry plans

The Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Ministry will file an official objection against Kelantan's plan to remove protections for a large portion of its forest reserve.

Kelantan's state executive council - on Oct 21, 2020 - decided that permanent forest reserve areas that are not water sources or water catchment places will no longer be considered "environmentally sensitive areas" (ESA), thereby opening the areas up for exploitation...