The Malaysian Nature Society claims climate change has disrupted the fruit seasons in Malaysia. Executive director I. S. Shanmugaraj told the Sun that changes were seen in fruiting seasons in both local fruit trees like durians and wild trees in the forest.
Shanmugaraj: "Fruit seasons, even in the trees in the wild, have changed due to the changes in rain and heat patterns. Even the pattern of flowering in plants and trees has changed. When it rains, it is very heavy. We haven’t faced this before, it is different than even five years ago."
The Society is currently driving an environmental awareness project for the protection of the 160,000 hectares of Ulu Muda Forest Complex, which provides as much as 96% of Kedah's water, 80% of Penang's, 20% of Perlis' as well as a small percentage of Langkawi's water supply.
