HUTANWATCH

Welcome to the final installment of the Malaysia review. Sabah, last but certainly not the least. Malaysia’s conservation poster child didn’t always shine bright like a diamond (read Abstract). Current poster child status aside, we were unable to find any shapefiles/forest reserve maps released by the state agencies detailing which forest reserves (FRs) were for commercial or protection purposes. Because of the sheer size of East Malaysian states, the usual state-level overvi

Welcome to the fourth installment of the Malaysia review. This time, we’re putting Sarawak under the lens. Because of the sheer size of East Malaysian states, the usual state-level overviews will be replaced by divisions or combined divisions (if they are small) before we explore affected forest reserves (FRs) and protected areas (PAs). Refreshers 1. we are using the 2021 GLAD dataset* (up to 13 Jul) along with 2. Planet satellite images (register free account). 3. Remember t