SAM submitted a memorandum to the government in 2014 urging them to revamp the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process in Sarawak. Besides critiquing the EIA process in the state, SAM also made a number of recommendations to streamline the process with the Peninsular process.

Pollution & Extractives
Prohibit mining in environmentally sensitive areas
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the federal and state governments to prohibit mining including of rare earth elements (REE) in environmentally sensitive areas (ESAs)