Degazettement of Permanent Forest Reserves in Terengganu
On the 8th of January, the NST published "MNS concerned over degazetting of permanent forest reserves in Terengganu", raising concerns over the degazettement of 4,515 ha of permanent reserve forests (PRFs) in the state. Why is this important/What does this mean? Not all forests are protected equally; PRFs are generally considered to be more protected than 'stateland forests', the latter being available for conversion/development should a suitable project come by the state gov