Claims M’sia will lose 3.2m hectares of forests being studied: Nik Nazmi

The National Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry will study a report by an environmental watchdog claiming that the country is at risk of losing around 3.2 million hectares of natural forests due to logging and oil palm plantations.

Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said the ministry views the claims seriously as it involved the ministry’s commitment of retaining 50 percent of forest cover in the country.