{"id":62516,"date":"2025-08-05T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?p=62516"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:19:39","slug":"march-for-the-forest-billions-at-stake-forests-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/press\/62516\/march-for-the-forest-billions-at-stake-forests-at-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"March for the Forest: Billions at stake, forests at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Civil Societies demand real funding, real protection, and real accountability for forests in 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13)<\/h2>\n\n
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Versi BM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Read the Full Memorandum (ENG & BM)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Kuala Lumpur, 5 August 2025 \u2014 <\/strong>Malaysia stands to lose potentially billions in forest finance, a coalition of civil society organisations led by Greenpeace Malaysia warn during a peaceful march to Parliament to deliver a memorandum of demands for the 13th Malaysia Plan (RMK13).<\/p>\n\n

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\u00a9 Joshua Paul \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

The memorandum delivered ahead of International Indigenous Peoples Day (9 August), calls for bold commitments in RMK13, outlining five actionable steps to urgently close policy gaps in forest governance and uphold Indigenous rights. Without these reforms, Malaysia could risk jeopardising its chances of accessing long-term international climate funding under the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) mechanism, set to officially launch at the COP30 climate summit this November.<\/p>\n\n

Five Key Demands:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n