‘Stop the logging around Taman Negara’


Speaking out: Peka and tourism operators protesting against the aggressive logging in the Ulu Tembeling forests.

JERANTUT: An environmental group and tourism operators are calling for a stop to aggressive logging at Taman Negara’s borders.

Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam Malaysia (Peka) president Puan Sri Shariffa Sabrina Syed Akil said the rivers flowing into Sungai Tembeling had been severely affected by logging in the Ulu Tembeling forests.

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