The chipping away of forest reserves is a serious problem.
About 15 ha of the Kanching forest reserve has been cleared for the
Rawang Bypass, the whole of Sungai Jelok Forest Reserve in Kajang had
been replaced with rubber plantation, and now the Ampang Forest Reserve is
under eminent threat of the East Klang Valley Expressway.
This is piece-meal clearing of forests is precisely why TrEES
and other NGOs lobbied for the government to establish the series of forest
reserves along the eastern boundary of the state as one park - Taman Warisan.
As a single entity, the Park should be managed holistically, at the State
level, and not as a small piece of forest here, and another small piece there,
under one majlis here, and another department there.
Sadly, the Park Steering Committee has not met since 2009, and
there doesn't seem to be much commitment by the State Government towards Taman
Warisan Negeri Selangor. We are working to change this. We hope
you can support this effort by spreading the word on the Park, and writing to
the State Gov to voice your love of the Park.
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