Asia Pacific > Malaysian Indigenous group takes governments, palm oil firm to court for breaching land rights, endangering biodiversity -watchdog

Malaysian Indigenous group takes governments, palm oil firm to court for breaching land rights, endangering biodiversity -watchdog

Published 11:22 on July 22, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:22 on July 22, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

An Indigenous Peoples group in Malaysia’s Pahang state has filed a court case against a palm oil plantation firm as well as the state and federal governments over a proposed palm oil project it says breaches their land rights and endangers wildlife.
An Indigenous Peoples group in Malaysia’s Pahang state has filed a court case against a palm oil plantation firm as well as the state and federal governments over a proposed palm oil project it says breaches their land rights and endangers wildlife.


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