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Malaysia Imperils Forest Reserves and Sea Turtle Nesting Ground for Industrial Site
April 17, 2014Plans for building a liquefied natural gas plant and a steel coil mill threaten one of Malaysia’s only marine turtle nesting beaches and a forest home to rare trees and mammals inside Tanjung Hantu Permanent Forest Reserve. Read more below to find out what the effects of this industrial site will be on the environment and…
Indonesian 'Legal' Timber Scheme Could Be Greenwashing Illegal Products, NGOs Warn
April 16, 2014New research suggests even certified companies in Indonesia may not be meeting EU standards and these flaws in the country’s system to verify legal wood products (which is “almost impossible” for companies to fail) could have implications for trade with Europe. Read more below to find out what these flaws are and how they can…
Save Sarawak’s Rivers Network (SAVE Rivers) Press Release
April 15, 2014FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SAVE RIVERS would like to thank the Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem for paying attention to the plight indigenous community who are protesting against the construction of mega hydroelectric dams in Sarawak. (Utusan Borneo 8th April 2014) The state government is planning to build an additional 11 hydroelectric dams in the state…