SEREMBAN: Matters involving timber concessions and forest reserves should not be left to the discretion of the respective state executive committees.
Any decision to award timber concessions or to de-gazette permanent forest reserves in any state should be made by a committee comprising representatives from all political and other interested parties, said Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) secretary-general Josie M. Fernandez.
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