The Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest Reserve (RMFR) covers 23,000 ha and is part of the North Selangor Peat Swamp Forest, located near Batang Berjuntai/Berjuntai Bestari in the northern region of the Selangor State, Malaysia. It is a significant block of remaining peat forest in Peninsular Malaysia and is an important ecosystem for freshwater sources and carbon storage. The protection of this ecosystem will significantly secure the storage of carbon in the peat, a key greenhouse gas which contributes to climate change.

Unfortunately, over the past ten years more than 500 ha of the reserve has been illegally cleared and burnt for farming activities and has caused major environmental hazards such as haze. Clearing and fires have also released thousands of tonnes of greenhouses gases, which contribute to climate change, and resulted in the degradation of 1000ha of forest reserve.

By Julia Lo, Project Officer/Botanist Peat video: Peat continue to smoulder long after the fire has been put out.
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