In Aug – Sept 2020, MBSA carried out a public feedback exercise for their 2035 local plan draft. In this draft was a proposal to build a road across an existing forested land, also known to the local community as Shah Alam Community Forest (SACF). This natural lowland dipterocarp...
In May 1909, Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve was constituted in the Selangor Government Gazette comprising 23,826 acres. As of 1st October 2020, following a total of 4 extensions and 21 excisions, the reserve had a net area of 6,482 acres remaining (refer to green area in attached map). It...
Our much loved Shah Alam Community Forest was highlighted by Andrew Sia in Malaysia’s independant English news portal, Malaysiakini on 20th Sept 2020. Excerpt as below: COMMENT | Okay, imagine that your city has only one beautiful nature reserve, with hills and forests, where people can go hiking to...