Peat swamp in Malaysian Borneo Long considered an unproductive hindrance to growth and development, peat swamp forests in Southeast Asia have been systematically cleared, drained and burned away ...

The Raja Musa Forest Reserve in Kuala Selangor has rebounded from last year’s peat fires and now serves as an example of peat swamp conservation.

If the top four feet of peat within the swamp’s southeast water basin closest to the proposed mine is compromised by oxidation and/or fire, 28 million metric tons of carbon dioxide could be ...

The peat swamp preserved for its carbon value does not have appreciable start-up costs relative to the oil-palm plantation. While there may be costs associated with surveying and demarcating the ...

In conjunction with the International Day for Biological Diversity celebrated annually on May 22, some 130 volunteers, both young and old, turned up at the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR ...

Catherine Spaggiari stands in the Styx block peat swamp. (ABC Great Southern: Mark Bennett)DBCA's Parks and Wildlife Service personnel set fire to the almost 3,500-hectare bush block over four ...

Some 130 volunteers turned up at the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) in Kuala Langat, Selangor, to plant 600 trees to help restore peat swamp forest and make a difference for future ...

A new species of critically endangered betta fish, or fighting fish, was discovered in a single peat swamp in Jambi, Sumatra, next to an oil palm plantation.

Penang government has identified a total of 449.12ha of peat swamp forests in the island’s southwest district to be gazetted as permanent nature reserves under the National Forestry Act 1984.