Is the Forest Plantation Moratorium Working?

29 July 2024: Problematic forest plantations prompted Malaysia to call for a 15-year moratorium on new projects in Peninsular Malaysia. But states are still licensing planters to clear new sites. Why?

Macaranga journalist Law Yao Hua and environmental activist Meor Razak bin Meor Abdul Rahman, (Sahabat Ekologi Perak) discuss what happened since the moratorium was announced, and the impacts of forest plantations on local communities, flora and fauna. Produced by Juliet Jacobs, ‘Earth Matters’, 89.9FM Radio.

Based on our #LadangHutan2 series.

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