The Coalition for the Protection of Selangor’s Forests of which SAM is a part of, released the following statement against the conversion and clearance of 2,400 acres (970 hectares) of land in the Sungai Panjang sub district in Sabak Bernam, Selangor. The Coalition for the Protection of Selangor Forests calls for an immediate stop to …
Friends of Ulu Muda (FoUM) has sent a letter to the Menteri Besar of Kedah, Penang Chief Minister and the Prime Minister of Malaysia today, to address the friction between the state governments of Kedah and Penang on the rights to the raw water from Muda River for the water supply for people in both …
Time for Penang and Kedah to work together to save Ulu Muda’s water resources Read More »
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM), in response to the National Forestry Policy announced by the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday, calls on all state governments to ensure actual implementation of the policy that leads to real protection, conservation and rehabilitation of Malaysia’s forests through the gazetting of more forests as totally protected forests which cannot be …
National Forestry Policy must lead to legal protection and rehabilitation of forests Read More »
Today is the World Wildlife Day with a really apt theme, ‘Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet’. The theme this year was chosen to highlight the central role of forests, forest species and ecosystem functions in sustaining millions of people globally, not only for indigenous and forest-dependent communities but also the public at large. …
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is very concerned about another incident involving a Borneo Pygmy elephant found dead as a result of the cruel and irresponsible actions of a few individuals. It was reported that the carcass of the elephant showed signs of having been shot and having cuts. There were seven shots, all of which hit the elephant’s head. The motive for the killing has not …
The tragic death of another Borneo Pygmy elephant Read More »
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is gravely concerned that several states in the country are continuing to promote deforestation for various purposes, instead of taking measures to protect and conserve our remaining forest resources. Such efforts run counter to current thinking and trends in the era of climate change and the post COVID-19 pandemic, which is …
Highly irresponsible for states to promote deforestation Read More »
Part 2: When plantations are counted as forests Since the 1990s, Malaysia, following uncritically the trend set by international bodies that are susceptible to the lobbyists of the supposedly international free market, has allowed for its forested areas to be converted into monoculture plantations, while still calling and counting them as forests. Consequently, statistical information …
Part 1: Monoculture plantations, a post-logging development Since the 1990s, Malaysia, following uncritically the trends set by international bodies that are susceptible to the lobbyists of the free market, has allowed for its forested areas to be converted into monoculture plantations, while still calling and counting them as forests. Consequently, statistical information on our forested …
Several non-governmental organisations (listed below) are shocked to learn about recent occurrences of deforestation activities in a forest reserve in the Greater Ulu Muda Forest. According to satellite images, between May and November 2020, some 87 acres (0.35 sq. kilometres) of natural forest near to Tasik Ahning, in the Bukit Keramat Forest Reserve have been clear-felled …
NGOs shocked by logging activities in greater Ulu Muda forest Read More »
Part 2: 13 or 55 percent? What is the size of forested areas in Malaysia? What is the size of our totally protected terrestrial areas? What has been the rate of deforestation in the country in the last 40 years? Now and then, we will meet data that would make various claims on the state …
Statistical data on forested and conservation areas in Malaysia Read More »
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki,
11400 Penang,
Malaysia
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
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98058 Marudi,
Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
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Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Headquarters)
No. 1, Jalan Joki, 11400 Penang,
Malaysia
Tel: +604 827 6930
Fax: +604 827 6932
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (Marudi Office)
129A, First Floor,
Jalan Tuanku Taha,
P.O.Box 216,
98058 Marudi, Baram, Sarawak,
Malaysia
Tel & Fax: +6085 758 973