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Malaysia (Reasons for Deforestation (Logging (Selective logging - cutting…

- - - - Mining areas
      - New settlements
      - Energy projects
  - - - Located in Sarawak
      - Completed in 2011
      - 5 decades of delay
      - Highest dam (205 m) in Asia outside China
      - Supplies energy for industrialised Peninsular Malaysia
      - Reservoir flooded over 700 square kilometers of forests and farmland
  - - - Fires can burn out of control and destroy vast swathes of forest
- - - - Largest area of continuous forest left in Peninsular Malaysia
      - Over 600 species in forests
      - Over 25% of all plant species found in Malaysia are in the highland forests
      - Many undiscovered plants exist with medicinal qualities that could provide cures for diseases
  - - - Development leads to jobs directly (construction, farming) and indirectly (supply and support industries)
      - Taxes paid to government can be used to improve public services, such as education and water supply
      - Improved transport infrastructure opens up new areas for industrial development and tourism
      - Products such as palm oil and rubber provide raw materials for processing industries
      - Hydro-electric power will provide cheap and plentiful energy
      - Minerals such as gold are very valuable
    - - Pollution of water sources and drier climate may lead to water shortages
      - Fires can cause harmful pollution. They can burn out of control, destroying vast areas of valuable forest
      - Rising temperatures could devastate some forms of farming such as growing tea, fruit and flowers
      - Plants that could bring huge medical benefits and high profits may become extinct
      - People will have to adapt to a warmer world
      - Number of tourists attracted by rainforests could decrease
- - - - Island of Borneo (shared with Indonesia and Brunei)