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Malaysia's Temiar people fight palm oil logging

Logging and clearing land for palm oil plantations is affecting Malaysia's Temiar people

Logging and clearing land for palm oil plantations is affecting Malaysia's Temiar people Source: SBS

Malaysia has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, displacing and affecting the lives of the country's mostly impoverished indigenous peoples.



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