New Law Says Public Must Be Consulted Before Forests Are Cleared, Pahang And Three Other States Said No To That Part

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Pahang became the fourth state to strip two public accountability provisions from its forestry law — and together with Kelantan, Negeri Sembilan and Perak, those four states now control nearly 70 percent of the peninsula's permanent forest reserves with no obligation to consult the public or replace cleared land.

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