KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 When it comes to the environment, we are often bombarded by the sounds and images of machines clearing trees. Empty plots of jungles or forests that.
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How Wildlife-Friendly are Oil Palm Plantations in Malaysia?
Being
one of the megadiverse countries in the world, Malaysia is rich in
biodiversity, from the top of its highest mountains to its deepest seas. However,
many of the biodiversity are currently under threat with some already extinct.
Many initiatives have been taken by various organizations to protect and
conserve the biodiversity to be appreciated by our future generations.
Oil
palm, as the most important commodity crop for Malaysia, has been labelled as a
major contributor that drives the extinction of many flora and fauna in the
country. For example, the decrease of more than 100,000 Orangutans from 1999 to