CM: Timber firms must replace every tree cut down


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SIBU: Sarawak will make it compulsory for timber firms to replant every tree they cut down in a move to ensure the sustainability of the resource as well as to silence inter­national critics.

Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg said he had told the state Forest Department to ensure that the move be implemented.

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