RM100mil not enough to gazette more forests, marine areas, say activists
GEORGE TOWN: Putrajaya’s RM100 million incentive for states to keep more forests and marine areas intact may be too little to hold off the timber industry, say environmental activists. Pertubuhan Pelindung Khazanah Alam (Peka) chief Damien Thanam Divean said with the timber industry’s exports reaching RM22 billion just two years ago, the government incentive might not have the desired effect. He said it was doubtful if the states could resist approving reclamation projects or