Increasingly, we are seeing more news about the devastating effects of environmental degradation from Tasik Chini no longer meeting Unesco’s criteria for biosphere reserve status to the deadly Baling floods in Kedah because of clearing works in the Gunung Inas Forest Reserve, and the degazettement of the Bukit Cherakah Forest Reserve in Selangor. Melisa Idris speaks to Meena Raman, President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia, about these grim headlines.