Environmental issues in Malaysia

Environmental issues in Malaysia

Contents 1 Issues 1.1 Endangered species 1.2 Deforestation 1.3 Pollution 1.4 Reclamation 2 Controversial projects and policies 3 Environmental organisations 4 See also 5 References

Issues

Endangered species

The IUCN Red List gives 2890 native endangered species.^[1]

• Malayan Tiger

Deforestation

Deforestation at the following locations are threatening flora and fauna:

• Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Project
• Kelau Dam
• Bukit Cherakah
• Ulu Padas
• Pulai River
• Sungai Mas

Deforestation is taking place for a variety of reasons including:

• Housing development
• Timber plantations
• Oil palm plantations
• Roads
• Dams

Pollution

• Air pollution in Malaysia
• 1997 Southeast Asian haze
• 2005 Malaysian haze
• 2006 Southeast Asian haze
• The Bukit Merah, Perak, rare-earth mine cleanup

Reclamation

Coastal reclamation is damaging mangroves and turtle nesting sights

Controversial projects and policies

Project/Area affected	Activity	State	Began	Notes	Ref.
Bakun Dam	Dams	Sarawak	2008	Forest loss.	[2]
Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR)	Highways	Selangor	2008	Forest fragmentation in the Selangor State Park.	[3]
Forest Plantation Development	Plantation	Selangor	2008-	Clearance of natural forest for timber plantations.	[4]
Empire Residence Development	Housing	Selangor	2008-	Hillslope clearance.	[5]

Environmental organisations

• Malaysian Nature Society

See also

• Environment of Malaysia
• List of environmental issues

References