Mother nature under attack: Illegal earthworks being carried out on a plot of land beside the Air Hitam Dalam Education Forest in Sungai Dua in Seberang Prai. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The StarAn illegal land clearing right next to the Air Hitam Dalam Educational Forest in Sungai Dua is threatening the ecosystem of the only remaining peat swamp forest in Seberang Prai.
Rozali added that so far, three out of the four lorries seized have been returned to the owner after a RM3,800 compound for each vehicle was paid. A Forestry Department officer, whose office is at the park, said the illegal earthworks have not encroached into the park’s land but it was right at the edge and the scenery was tarnished.“Although the scenery now will not be as nice as how it used to be, we assure the public that the park will be preserved,” he said.
Malaysia Nature Society Penang branch advisor D. Kanda Kumar said development close to the forest reserve without a buffer zone would pose a threat to the ecosystem.Having a green buffer zone will provide greater protection for the forest as well as help it retain its moisture level. “We have Prai River on one side as the natural buffer zone, but development on the other side is getting too close.
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