Abstract
One of the most important, and yet difficult, conservation problems in the world is the conservation of lowland tropical rain-forest, that of south-east Asia probably being the most complex terrestrial ecosystem which has ever existed. In West Malaysia such forest is rapidly being cleared, due to a high rate of national development largely consequent upon tremendous population growth. Reasons why the rain-forest is threatened, and why some should be conserved, are given. The current conservation situation is outlined, and future prospects are discussed. Finally, the writer, whilst acknowledging that it is obviously right for the exploitation and conservation of Malaysia's resources to be fully controlled by the Malaysian people, lists those areas in which he believes the international community can assist in this great conservation task.
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