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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
By: Bernama
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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?
Thursday, 08 Apr 2021 06:09 PM MYT
BY YISWAREE PALANSAMY
Between August and September last year, the MBSA carried out a public feedback exercise for their 2035 local plan draft, which included a proposal to build a road across the existing forested land, also known to the local community as the Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF). AFP pic
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SHAH ALAM, April 8 The Bukit Cerakah Forest Reserve (SACF) Society alleged that the Selangor government failed to clarify the degazettement of the land, despite today’s intense public hearing session at the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) headquarters here.
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KLANG: Raging forest fires have destroyed a large chunk of the Kuala Langat Selatan forest reserve as more hotspots are detected, aggravated by the dry weather and wind conditions.
The authorities have expressed concern that the present hot spell could cause the fires to spread rapidly and turn the area into a furnace.
After the first round of fires were put out last week, they have since spotted at least 16 new hotspots, mostly due to open burning activities.
The forest fires are believed to be caused by farmers who habitually burn their land to prepare for the planting of new crops.