08 Jun 2020
Urgent attention needed over forest conversions, flooding incidence in Sarawak
There are serious consequences of the destruction of forests and rivers in Sarawak on human health and wellbeing. Not enough attention has been given to the issue of the increasing incidence of floods in many parts of the state, in a frequency that has not been seen before, exacerbated by deforestation and forest degradation for over four decades.
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