KUALA LUMPUR: Logging licences were issued to allow logging of over 70,000ha of permanent forest reserves, says Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
“In 2017 and 2018, the state forestry departments had licensed logging in permanent forest reserves covering 35,264ha and 34,833ha,” he said when replying to a question raised by Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed (PH-Jeli) in Parliament on Monday (July 1).
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