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Degazetting a forest reserve ‘can take years’ 19 Apr 2021 / 08:40 H. Bernama
SHAH ALAM: While the fate of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) is hanging by a thread, those opposed to its proposed degazettement can take heart in the knowledge that the process of withdrawing the protected status of a forest reserve “can take years” to complete.
As Selangor Forestry Department (JPNS) director Datuk Ahmad Fadzil Abdul Majid puts it, it is not that easy to degazette a permanent forest reserve (HSK).
Reiterating this point during an exclusive interview with Bernama at his office here recently, he said: “That’s the reality. due to the difficulties involved, degazettement processes (of HSK) in the past have taken years.”
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Sunday, 11 Apr 2021 10:34 PM MYT
Selangor executive councillor Hee said many aspects need to be taken into account before a decision on the status of the degazetting of the forest is made including the socio-economy, development and welfare of the Orang Asli. Picture by Firdaus Latif
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BESTARI JAYA, April 11 The proposal to degazette the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve is still under discussion and the Selangor government is examining the views of relevant experts, said Selangor Tourism, Environment, Green Technology and Orang Asli Affairs Committee chairman Hee Loy Sian.
Published on: Thursday, April 08, 2021
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The Selangor government’s proposal to degazette the North Kuala Langat Forest Reserve for development purposes has caused much consternation among nature lovers and environmental health specialists who are concerned about the dwindling size of Malaysia’s peat swamp forests. This first of a series of four articles examines the important role of the peat swamp forest ecosystem.
Kuala Lumpur: Is there a possibility that Malaysia’s peat swamp forests – which are among the nation’s prized natural treasures that took thousands of years to form – may one day completely disappear from its map only to be devoured by rapid development?