Citing biodiversity loss, NGO calls for further study on Tioman airport

Environmental group Reef Check Malaysia today called for more studies to be conducted on the highly controversial Tioman airport, following the Department of Environment’s (DOE) announcement that it was reviewing the project’s environmental impact assessment (EIA).

Its general manager Julian Hyde said that studies should not just include the immediate physical impacts of the site but how an increase in visitors will affect the island’s biodiversity and community. 

“Reef Check Malaysia is deeply concerned about...