DESPITE the availability of high-resolution satellite imagery, the protection of Malaysian forests cannot be effective without having “boots on the ground”, says Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
While satellite imagery might give us an overall picture of the state of our forests, we need community rangers, as they are collectively called, to have their eyes and ears close to the ground to monitor and curb wildlife poaching and illegal forest clearing.
