why Malaysia’s scheme is attracting criticism before it starts
- Written by Chee Meng Tan, Assistant Professor of Business Economics, University of Nottingham
Malaysia plans to gift orangutans to major economic partners, as a way of improving its international image and building alliances. The “orangutan diplomacy” plan was confirmed by the nation’s plantation and commodities minister, Johari Abdul Ghani, at a biodiversity conference in early May.
Malaysia made the controversial...