Environmental issues in Malaysia

Haze over Kuala Lumpur.

Environmental issues in Malaysia

Issues

Endangered species

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

• Borneo pygmy elephant^[2][3]
• Giant panda^[4]
• Gorilla^[5]
• Malayan tiger
• Marine turtles^[6]
• Monkeys
• Orangutans
• Oriental darter
• Rhinos^[7]
• Storm's stork

Deforestation

Deforestation at the following locations are threatening flora and fauna:

• Hulu Terengganu Hydroelectric Project
• Kelau Dam^[8]
• Bukit Cherakah
• Ulu Padas
• Pulai River
• Sungai Mas^[9]

Deforestation is taking place for a variety of reasons, including:

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

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.	[10]
Kuala Lumpur Outer Ring Road (KLORR)	Highways	Selangor	2008	Forest fragmentation in the Selangor State Park.	[11]
Forest Plantation Development[12]	Plantation	Selangor	2008-	Clearance of natural forest for timber plantations.	[13]
Empire Residence Development	Housing	Selangor	2008-	Hillslope clearance.	[14]
Pan Borneo Highway	Highway	Sarawak/Sabah	2016	Forest loss, Brunei sections and the Temburong Bridge project what will happen to Limbang?	[15]

Environmental organisations

• Malaysian Nature Society

See also

• Environment of Malaysia
• List of environmental issues

References

1. http://www.iucnredlist.org/search
2. Fewer than 1,500 Borneo Pygmy elephants (Elephas maximus borneensis) are found, mostly in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
3. World Wildlife Fund report on endangered species in Malaysia
4. Giant panda
5. Gorillas
6. Marine turtles
7. Saving rhinos
8. The Pahang-Selangor Raw Water Transfer Project in Malaysia (Kelau Dam), FoE Japan, Public Finance and Environment
9. Agkillah Maniam, Ignorance is not bliss in conservation matters, The Malaysian Insider, 12 October 2014 3:01 PM, accessed 1/25/2015
10. "The Bakun Hydroelectric Project - Malaysia". Retrieved 8 August 2011.
11. "Selangor State Park Blog (TREES)". Retrieved 4 August 2011.
12. Private sector forest plantation development in Peninsular Malaysia, Status of forest plantations, FAO Corporate Deposit Repository, accessed 1/25/2015
13. "Reserve land cleared for reforestation". Retrieved 8 August 2011.
14. "Don't Kill that Hill Campaign". Retrieved 8 August 2011.

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