Environmental issues in Malaysia

Malaysia's environment possesses megadiverse biological diversity, with globally significant endemism and biodiversity, but is threatened by several issues.

As a major economic sector, palm oil production has had a substantial environmental impact.

British colonial deforestation efforts began in 1880 and were rapidly driven by commercial rubber and palm oil cultivation.

The following are notable projects contributing to deforestation: Malaysia had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.01/10, ranking it 111th globally out of 172 countries.

[9] Air pollution in Malaysia is a major issue, with the country one of the most affected by seasonal Southeast Asian haze.