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Malaysia commended for U-turn on ‘orangutan diplomacy’, focus on conservation

“Malaysia can showcase her commitment to orangutan conservation by conserving any remaining natural forests that are habitats for orangutans, including those in the palm oil plantations,” WWF Malaysia said on …

Malaysia’s forests face being ‘permanently lost’ due to vast concessions: climate watchdog report

by Walter Watson

“The Malaysian rainforest is millions of years old, and when it is lost, it is lost permanently,” he said. Defining and delineating natural forest cover is complicated: some assessments categorise …