Environmental watchdog Rimbawatch has urged Putrajaya to block attempts to convert six parcels of land in the Chini Forest Reserve into "forest plantations".

In a statement today, Rimbawatch said it has sighted an environmental impact assessment (EIA) consultant's letter on the proposed project to Kampung Orang Asli Melai, urging the resident to attend a dialogue this Friday.

Rimbawatch said the proposed plantations shared borders with the Unesco Biosphere Reserve and are within an area proposed by...