Focus on Free Malaysia Today – Jul 2017

Focus on Free Malaysia Today – Jul 2017

Our Shah Alam Community Forest was featured in Malaysia’s Free Malaysia Today on 3rd July, 2017 through an interview with committee member, Alicia Teoh.

Some excerpts from the article are as below.

Menurut Alicia, cabaran paling getir bagi SACF dalam mengekalkan kehijauan hutan adalah aktiviti penebangan pokok dan pengambilan tanah sempadan hutan untuk kerja-kerja pembinaan.

Beliau meminta agar orang ramai lebih peka terhadap ancaman pencerobohan hutan dan melaporkannya kepada pihak berkuasa seberapa segera.

Alicia memasang impian untuk melihat SACF dan Hutan Rimba Shah Alam diberikan status Rimba Komuniti seperti mana yang diperoleh Persatuan Rimba Komuniti Damansara, inisiatif perhutanan komuniti pertama di Malaysia.

To read the full article on Free Malaysia Today, click here.

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