A coalition of environmental NGOs have called for a halt to the approval of large-scale monoculture farm development in forest reserves. Such practices can ruin the forest's natural biodiversity and disrupt vital ecological functions served by the forest. We find out more about why such practices are harmful to us all, in the long run.

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann, Sharmilla Ganesan, Dashran Yohan

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