Is logging on Orang Asli land against licence regulations?

comments     Fauwaz Abdul Aziz     Published     Updated

Are loggers in Sungkai, Perak, meeting and fulfilling standards and conditions required by their licence and stipulated by the Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC)?

If not, buyers in foreign countries convinced that the timber logged from the area is coming from sustainably managed forests are being duped, as assertions by residents of four villages in Kampung Rancangan Pengumpulan Semula in Jernang (RPS Jernang) seem to suggest.

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