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It takes less than an hour to drive between Kuala Lipis and Raub. These cities in the western interiors of Pahang were once booming hubs of gold mining. Now, there appear few attractions beyond nostalgia. And durian, perhaps.

But, instead of gold, today Pahang can brag about a treasure that is far more communal and beneficent. The state has the most forest reserves in Peninsular Malaysia. Between Kuala Lipis and Raub, travelers would zip pass at least a dozen forest reserves.

Terengun, Sungai Benchah, Tersang, Sarli, Gunung Benom, … These forests are descendants of some of the oldest rainforests on Earth. They have been protecting our air, rivers, soil, wildlife, and therefore our ways of life.

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