Outcry as trees felled in Penang


Nature at risk: Construction work in progress at a hilly area near Air Itam. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Over 240 trees have been felled to make way for two mega projects, sparking a storm of concern over the island’s shrinking green canopy.

Conservationists warned that the cost of progress may be too high, with mature trees – vital to cooling cities and sustaining biodiversity – sacrificed for development projects.

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