Putrajaya has been urged to take proactive measures to address issues raised by RimbaWatch’s “State of Malaysian Rainforests 2023” report.

In a statement, the Institute of Foresters Malaysia (Irim) urged the government to devise a “National Forest Conservation Strategy” to prevent illegal development, logging, and mining of forests.

The group also proposed that the government devise a “Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES)” to...