The pandemic has strained reforestation work in Sabah’s biodiverse Lower Kinabatangan region, but locals continue to replant trees in an effort to secure their livelihoods, protect endangered species and regrow carbon-capturing rainforests.

This may require regional cooperation as well as new approaches, people in the field note

Community conservationists in Selangor are working to save the Shah Alam forest from planned development by showcasing its threatened biodiversity, disproving government claims and building support. Can they repeat an earlier victory by other forest defenders?

Indonesian migrant workers face an arduous fate amidst the pandemic. Some were not paid by their employers, fired, and were forced to seek side hustles in the middle of strict government restrictions. In commemorating the International Migrant Workers Day on December 18th, and working in tandem with Malaysia Kini, Tempo features the trial and tribulation of these workers the government consider as “heroes of foreign exchange reserves” during the pandemic.