SAM hits out at rampant logging at Gunung Besout


Devastated land: Uncontrolled logging activities at the Gunung Besout Forest Reserve has caused massive destruction to its eco-system.

IPOH: Rampant logging in the Gunung Besout forest reserve near Sungkai has destroyed the eco-system there, claimed Sahabat Alam Malaysia president S.M. Mohamed Idris.

He alleged that creeks had eroded and rivers filled with silt, causing the water to be polluted by suspended solids and waste from deforestation.

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