Funny thing with numbers: Less than 1% of Forest Illegally Logged
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The Director General of the Forest Department Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM) stated that less than 1% of forests in the country were being illegally logged. This statement was made as a response to the concerns of the Regional Environmental Awareness Cameron Highlands (REACH), a community-based organisation formed by a group of residents in Cameron Highlands, to solve the issue of uncontrolled land clearing carried out in several forest reserve areas which is causing severe river pollution in Cameron Highlands. It is unclear however, if this 1% of forests is based on an annual basis and if it is a percentage of all ‘forests’ or ‘productive’ forests or includes ‘protected’ forests.
Link: http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/less-than-1pc-of-forests-illegally-logged-1.282431#ixzz2Ttsbe2qz
Date and Source: 20, May 2013, New Straits Times
