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Climate watchdog calls for Malaysian project to be rejected

Published 10:26 on August 13, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:26 on August 13, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Environmental watchdog RimbaWatch has called for the halt of a 2,228-hectare palm oil project proposed on a virgin peat swamp forest in the Terengganu state in Malaysia, which it says will lead to the loss of carbon stocks and endangered species.
Environmental watchdog RimbaWatch has called for the halt of a 2,228-hectare palm oil project proposed on a virgin peat swamp forest in the Terengganu state in Malaysia, which it says will lead to the loss of carbon stocks and endangered species.


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