51.   The land was originally part of the Bukit Sungai Putih forest reserve and had been earmarked for mixed development after a logging licence was given out to a company.

52.   The orchards were opened in jungle clearings on the Malaysia-Thai border before the Government decided to gazette the areas as forest reserves.

53.   The team spent six days in East Kalimantan earlier this month, visiting fire sites around Balikpapan, Samarinda, Kutai National Park and the Bukit Soeharto forest reserve.

54.   There have been many cases where forest reserves were de-gazetted to make way for development or infrastructural projects.

55.   They are the forest reserves and areas categorised as mixed horticulture that dot the trunk roads throughout the country.

56.   They should also enhance protection of existing forest reserves, provide more money to wildlife authorities and establish corridors for the primates migrations.

57.   Unfortunately, the land earmarked by the Johor Government in Kahang is currently a forest reserve.

58.   Warsito said fires had also affected the Bontang forest reserve in the regency.

59.   WWF Malaysia project director Dr Junaidi Payne today said the forest reserve, wildlife sanctuary as well as plantations and villages were in danger of being destroyed.

60.   WWF Malaysia project director Dr Junaidi Payne had said yesterday that the forest reserve, wildlife sanctuary as well as plantations and villages were in danger of being destroyed.