Two million rainforest trees within a 200-acre Rainforest Tree Nursery in Tanjung Malim, containing possibly the largest living gene bank of rainforest trees in Asia, is being destroyed and bulldozed. We discuss the importance of this area, and why the owners of this nursery should be granted more time to replant these trees.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories:  Environment,  Science,  Politics,  Law and Legal Matters,  Technology,  Tech,  Business Analysis,  Property,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  rainforest,  gene bank,  trees,  Jules Rahman Ong,  Penawar Hutan,  Tanjung Malim,  James Kingham,  reforestation,  Perak Corporation Bhd,  Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak,  PCB,  PKNP,  orang asli,  orang asli park rangers,  Forest Research Institute Malaysia,  FRIM,  Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia,  tree nursery,  Lagoon Tree (Kingham-Cooper) Reserve,  Geoffrey Cooper,  Protect the Largest Living Gene Bank of Rainforest Trees,  forests,  biodiversity,