This was a memorandum sent by SAM to relevant government authorities in 2009 to highlight a select group of issues linked to the development of large-scale oil palm and pulpwood plantation schemes in Sarawak.

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)