End rampant logging of forest reserves

Logs found at a depo inside the Ulu Muda forest reserve.Pix by Gary Chen/The Star/10 May 2016.

DESPITE our Government’s promises to protect our forests and the environment, deforestation is occurring on a destructive scale. As you read this letter, forests in Kedah are being devoured on a daily basis, and this needs to be stopped.

The Star exposed rampant deforestation in the Ulu Muda forest reserve recently. Ulu Muda is a vital water catchment area as it supplies water to over two million Malaysians. It is also teeming with wildlife. Destroying Ulu Muda will not only severely disrupt supply of water but will lead to increased illegal wildlife trade, which is taking place at an alarming rate, to say the least.