Stand for Forests Campaign
Malaysia’s forests are more than trees; they safeguard our air, water, and climate, and are home to communities, wildlife, and heritage we all share. Protecting them is our collective responsibility.
Strong laws, transparency, accountability, and fair funding are essential to keep them standing for generations to come.
Our Approach
We take a two-pronged approach to protect Malaysia’s forests, positioning policy change as the central goal while using complementary strategies to mobilise public support and influence decision-makers:
Policy advocacy
We lobby parliamentarians and key ministries around five policy demands, ensuring every action, from petitions to events, builds toward tangible legislative wins.
Public awareness and empowerment
We engage forest and indigenous communities, and the wider public in conversations and on-ground activities year-round through cultural and lifestyle connections; to turn environmental crises like haze or floods into urgent calls for action.
Our Projects
We use community engagement, creative activism, and policy recommendations to expose the real cost of deforestations and demand long-term solutions. These actions centre the voices of communities who are often left behind; those losing their livelihoods with the least protection.
Political lobbying and marches
We push for stronger forest laws backed by public action. Malaysians can send emails directly to Members of Parliament to demand better forest protection. We also marched for the forests to to deliver a memorandum of demands for the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13).
Events & activities
From forest bathing to hiking, we bring people together to connect with forests firsthand. Participants get to experience the calm, beauty, and life-sustaining value of our forests, while learning how everyday choices and policies affect their protection.
How you can help
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Policy & JusticeOur Forests, Our Future
Urge the NRES Minister to protect our forests and indigenous rights in Malaysia
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Community & ActivismBecome a Volunteer
We’re looking for passionate people to support real environmental change. Join our community today as a volunteer!
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Community & ActivismEvery donation counts.
We can’t do this without your help. Take action for environment protection, please make a donation today.
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Tanah Adat – Recognition is the key to biodiversity protection
More than 1500 Orang Asli and Asal (OA) people protested at the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW) in Putrajaya on the recognition, respect, and protection of their customary land rights.
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Solving Haze-zilla before the next Godzilla El Niño
This year, scientists have warned that severe ‘Godzilla El Niño’ conditions will increase the risk of drought, forest fires and transboundary haze across Southeast Asia.
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Over 1,500 strong: Protest for Orang Asli and Asal rights
For generations, Orang Asli have protected their forests, rivers and ancestral territories. Recognising customary lands is not only a matter of justice and human rights, it is essential for protecting nature and securing a sustainable future for all.
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Orang Asli homes demolished in Pahang
Seven of the settlement’s 21 homes were destroyed, including the Rumah Adat the community hall used for weddings, funerals, gatherings and meetings and, of the six residential homes demolished, one belonged to an OKU (person with disabilities). Approximately 60 to 70 people live in this settlement.
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From Forests to Oceans: Meet five Earth Defenders showing what real protection is
From the Amazon to the Congo Basin to Thailand, meet five Earth Defenders whose stories serve as inspiration to join the movement to protect the planet.