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NAZIR KHAN NIZAM KHAN & MOHD YUNUS ZAKARIA (2007)<br />

addition, other measures for environmental protection and biological conservation have been<br />

taken into consideration during harvesting: retention of mother trees and fruits trees; retention<br />

tree for protection; buffer zone along rivers and streams; timber tagging and directional felling;<br />

construction of forest roads; and skid trails and log landings according to prescribed standards<br />

approved by the Forestry Department. Seed Production Areas (SPA) have also been established<br />

in natural stands for indigenous species such as Shorea leprosula, S. parvifolia, S. acuminata<br />

and Eurycoma longifolia.<br />

The Forestry Department together with the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is<br />

undertaking a project to locate and survey threatened tree species. A number of species have<br />

already been identified and the Department is taking the necessary steps to conserve areas<br />

where the populations occur.<br />

FOREST BIODIVERSITY EXPEDITIONS<br />

The Forestry Department is committed to forest conservation and protection of the environment.<br />

A number of projects with greater emphasis on forest bio-diversity is being implemented in<br />

the Eighth Malaysia Plan and these are expected to continue into the Ninth Malaysia Plan.<br />

To date, the Forestry Department has organised several scientific biodiversity expeditions.<br />

The first expedition was held at the Perlis State Park, Perlis (28 September to 4 October<br />

1999). This was then followed by the Endau Rompin State Park, Pahang (16-22 June 2002),<br />

Matang Mangroves, Perak (20-25 October 2002), Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah (23-29<br />

March 2003), Gunung Stong Forest Reserve, Kelantan (24-29 May 2003), the Royal Belum<br />

State Park, Perak (25 July–1 August 2003), Gunung Mandi Angin, Terengganu (5-10 June<br />

2004) and Forest Park Kenong, Pahang (16-21 August 2004). In all the expeditions, the<br />

department had the fullest cooperation and active participation from scientists from Universiti<br />

Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),<br />

Universiti Malaya (UM), World Wide Fund for Nature, Malaysia (WWF), Malaysian Nature<br />

Society (MNS), SIRIM, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Institute of Medical<br />

Research (IMR) and other related government agencies. In addition, the Forestry Department<br />

also participated in scientific expedition organized by other organization, namely LADA and<br />

MNS for the Scientific and Heritage Expedition of Langkawi Islands from 10-19 April 2003,<br />

with UKM in the Scientific Expedition of Tasik Chini, Pahang from 22-27 May 2004 and with<br />

FRIM during the Scientific Expedition of Gunung Aais, Pahang from 3-10 July 2004.<br />

The Forestry Department had also organised a series of seminars to disseminate the results of<br />

the expeditions. To date, three seminars had been organised, namely Endau-Rompin, Pahang<br />

(5–6 May 2003), Ulu Muda, Kedah (14–16 February, 2004) and Gunung Stong, Kelantan<br />

(20–22 April, 2004). In addition a National Conference on Sustainable Management of Matang<br />

Mangroves, Perak was held from 5 – 8 October 2004.<br />

CONCLUSION<br />

The need for effective forest management and conservation must be given priority, not only to<br />

ensure a sustained supply of wood and non-wood forest products but also to maintain forest<br />

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