In eyeing Kuala Langat development, conservationists say Selangor government risks floods and destruction
The entrance to the Kuala Langat forest reserve at Kampung Orang Asli Busut Baru in Banting February 20, 2020. ― Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
The 930.93 hectare land is also home to over 2,000 Temuan Orang Asli families, whose connection to the forest spans centuries. “Apart from that the Kuala Langat North FR also acts as a natural insulator against floods because of the peat swamps that make nearly all the forest land.” The tribes said the degazettement could displace hundreds of families whose livelihood depends on the forest’s rich natural resources.
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