Conservationists welcome Shafie's decision not to build new roads through sensitive forest areas


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 24 Mar 2019

An elephant crossing a two-lane road in Kinabatangan.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's decision not to build new roads under the Pan Borneo Highway project has been lauded by conservationists, who are ready to work out alternative routes.

Coalition Humans Habitats Highways (3H) said Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal was on the right track to conservation as the Pan Borneo Highway must not be built at the expense of the forest and ecosystem.

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