Swapping logging concessions a step backward, NGO tells Kedah MB

The Kedah government’s proposal to compensate timber companies with replacement logging concessions is a step backwards, said environmental group Organisation for the Preservation of National Heritage (Peka).

The group said despite Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor’s assurances that the replacement concessions would be production forests as defined by law, any logging will have a negative impact on the environment.