Malaysia rainforest destruction

RELEASE: Malaysia’s Hollow Democracy: Government Censors Internet Criticism of Global Rainforest for Oil Palm Land Grab

May 16, 2009August 25, 2021 Dr. Glen Barry 2 Comments

Government documents regarding planned Amazon oil palm project by Malaysian government agency removed from Internet, and all email messages into country regarding the project are being delete By Earth's Newsdesk, a project of EcoInternet (EI) CONTACT: Dr. Glen Barry, glenbarry@ecologicalinternet.org Ecological Rather than respond substantively to criticism over the Malaysian government and industry's expansion of…

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