Cameron Highlands in terrible shape due to land clearing and water pollution

Dying land: Land has been cleared at a horrifying rate in an area in Sg Menson, where gully erosion is already visible. Tonnes of soil have been washed down into the waiting river down the slope.

CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Once famed for its cool temperatures and verdant growth, Cameron Highlands is now battling unsustainable land clearing and water pollution.

Rampant land clearing for agricultural cultivation riddles the hills, carried out by farmers who either do not have a permit or are flouting regulations.