Majority of Malaysia’s marine protected areas at risk from oil and gas expansion, warns think tank

Published on June 9, 2026

An estimated 97 per cent of the country’s biodiverse Marine Protected Areas are at risk of extinction from existing and planned oil and gas projects, according to new analysis by Rimbawatch.

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