{"id":63299,"date":"2025-10-29T15:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T07:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?page_id=63299"},"modified":"2026-05-05T20:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:12:25","slug":"stand-for-forests-campaign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/our-work\/forests\/stand-for-forests-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Stand for Forests Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Stand for Forests Campaign<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Malaysia\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strong laws, transparency, accountability, and fair funding are essential to keep them standing for generations to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We take a two-pronged approach to protect Malaysia\u2019s forests, positioning policy change as the central goal while using complementary strategies to mobilise public support and influence decision-makers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Policy advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We lobby parliamentarians and key ministries around five policy demands, ensuring every action, from petitions to events, builds toward tangible legislative wins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Public awareness and empowerment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Political lobbying and marches<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Events & activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How you can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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