Understand climate change and stop logging, ex-minister tells Kedah

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Dr Xavier Jayakumar says the Ulu Muda rainforest area in the state should be off limits to logging. FMTNews UluMudaforest

Former minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said Kedah should learn from Sabah which had set a good example by designating the 20,000ha Maliau Basin as off-limits to all for the next 50 years.

Calling for the whole area to be made a royal state park to stop any logging in the area permanently, Dr Xavier Jayakumar said forests serve as water catchment areas and pay a vital role in preventing floods. According to a recent Sinar Harian report, Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the areas in Ulu Muda gazetted as water catchments will not be disturbed.

He said Sabah had set a good example by designating the 20,000ha Maliau Basin as off-limits to all for the next 50 years.

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

 

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