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LENGGONG: A total of 3,000ha of forest reserves in Perak were found to have been illegally cleared to date, says Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad.
He said the issue was being addressed through the state Forestry Department, with five cases brought to court and several others currently under investigation.
“Some people have been extracting timber illegally from the forest and selling them.
“Others have been cultivating crops on the land. This is illegal deforestation.
“We urge all of them to stop the activities immediately because we have a specific law for timber extraction.
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Datuk Saarani Mohamad speaks to the press at the State Secretariat Building in Ipoh October 28, 2020. Picture by Farhan Najib
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LENGGONG, April 10 A total of 3,000 hectares of forest reserves in Perak were detected to have been illegally cleared to date, according to Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad.
He said the issue was being and has been addressed through the state Forestry Department, with five cases brought to court and several others were currently being investigated.
“Some people have been chopping down trees and extracting timber illegally from the forest and sold them. Some others have been cultivating crops on the land. This is illegal deforestation.