KUCHING: A 1km buffer zone will be imposed along the common border between Mulu National Park and a provisional lease (PL) area issued to a plantation company, says a Sarawak assistant minister. "For this particular area, the common border shared with Mulu National Park is about 5km, of which 3km are in the highlands and 2km are in the lower lands. Len Talif also said the area approved for plantation activities did not overlap with the area gazetted for Mulu National Park. "These include continual monitoring through air and ground surveillance by the state Forest Department and Sarawak Forestry Corporation to make sure there is no encroachment into the national park," he said. He said the state government had set aside three million hectares of state land for oil palm, comprising plantations and smallholdings.

Source: The Star May 02, 2019 03:22 UTC