The de-gazettement of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) has violated multiple existing policies and fails to recognise the land as an Environmental Sensitive Area (ESA) Rank 1, according to the Malaysian Nature Society (MNS).

“The Selangor state government has not provided adequate justifications showing the proposed replacement land (used for mixed-development purposes) has the same ecological value and share the same ecological importance as compared to KLNFR.

“It is also not in line with...