Curse of a wet La Nina

Uphill task: Workers taking jungle tree seedlings for replanting.

ALOR SETAR: Millions of jungle tree seedlings to replace those felled by loggers cannot be planted – no thanks to incessant rain from a wet La Nina year that has made the hilly logging trails too slick with mud to be used safely.

“The impact from the delay would be felt a few decades later as precious jungle trees like meranti need tens of years to mature,” said Kedah Timber Association president Amin Mokhtar.