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Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2024

Law Yao Hua and Wong Siew Lyn, Co-Founders, Macaranga

26-Aug-24 15:30

Macaranga Wrap-Up: August 2024

It's that time of the month where we speak to Law Yao Hua and Wong Siew Lyn, the co-founders of environmental journalism portal Macaranga, for a round-up of top environmental news from August 2024. Today on our list, we look at Sabah's Tawai Forest Reserve, described as "a unique ecological treasure" but which is facing threats from the construction of the Pan Borneo highway.  We then turn our attention to orangutan conservation ideas, and plans to pivot from orangutan diplomacy to allocating funds to conservation NGOs already working on orangutan conservation. Finally, we discuss why the Malaysian Bar has rejected a proposal to place Orang Asli matters under the constitution’s Concurrent List.

Image credits: Shutterstock

Map taken from Forever Sabah and Land Empowerment Animals People via Macaranga.org

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Categories:  environmentLaw/Activismgovernment

Tags:  tawai forest reservethe bigger pictureearth matterspan borneo highwayforest fragmentationdeforestationorangutan conservationOrang Asli land rightsfederal constitutionconstitutional amendment





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