Bukit Kiara is one of the Klang Valley’s last remaining green lungs, a beloved patch of forest that offers a daily dose of nature to thousands of urban dwellers. But beyond its walking trails and morning joggers lies an ecosystem teeming with life — that is also under threat. We speak with Professor Darryl Jones, an urban ecologist and bird expert from the Centre for Planetary Health & Food Security, at the School of Environment & Science, Griffith University, and Dr. Kriban G. Naidu, the immediate past president of Friends of Bukit Kiara, to hear the story of how a shared love for this urban forest sparked a powerful collaboration — and why the time to protect Bukit Kiara is now.

<p>Bukit Kiara is one of the Klang Valley’s last remaining green lungs, a beloved patch of forest that offers a daily dose of nature to thousands of urban dwellers. But beyond its walking trails and morning joggers lies an ecosystem teeming with life — that is also under threat. We speak with <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://darryljonesnature.com/">Professor Darryl Jones</a>, an urban ecologist and bird expert from the Centre for Planetary Health &amp; Food Security, at the School of Environment &amp; Science, Griffith University, and Dr. Kriban G. Naidu, the immediate past president of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.fobk.org/">Friends of Bukit Kiara</a>, to hear the story of how a shared love for this urban forest sparked a powerful collaboration — and why the time to protect Bukit Kiara is now.</p>

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