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NAZIR KHAN NIZAM KHAN & MOHD YUNUS ZAKARIA (2007)
addition, other measures for environmental protection and biological conservation have been
taken into consideration during harvesting: retention of mother trees and fruits trees; retention
tree for protection; buffer zone along rivers and streams; timber tagging and directional felling;
construction of forest roads; and skid trails and log landings according to prescribed standards
approved by the Forestry Department. Seed Production Areas (SPA) have also been established
in natural stands for indigenous species such as Shorea leprosula, S. parvifolia, S. acuminata
and Eurycoma longifolia.
The Forestry Department together with the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) is
undertaking a project to locate and survey threatened tree species. A number of species have
already been identified and the Department is taking the necessary steps to conserve areas
where the populations occur.
FOREST BIODIVERSITY EXPEDITIONS
The Forestry Department is committed to forest conservation and protection of the environment.
A number of projects with greater emphasis on forest bio-diversity is being implemented in
the Eighth Malaysia Plan and these are expected to continue into the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
To date, the Forestry Department has organised several scientific biodiversity expeditions.
The first expedition was held at the Perlis State Park, Perlis (28 September to 4 October
1999). This was then followed by the Endau Rompin State Park, Pahang (16-22 June 2002),
Matang Mangroves, Perak (20-25 October 2002), Ulu Muda Forest Reserve, Kedah (23-29
March 2003), Gunung Stong Forest Reserve, Kelantan (24-29 May 2003), the Royal Belum
State Park, Perak (25 July–1 August 2003), Gunung Mandi Angin, Terengganu (5-10 June
2004) and Forest Park Kenong, Pahang (16-21 August 2004). In all the expeditions, the
department had the fullest cooperation and active participation from scientists from Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),
Universiti Malaya (UM), World Wide Fund for Nature, Malaysia (WWF), Malaysian Nature
Society (MNS), SIRIM, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Institute of Medical
Research (IMR) and other related government agencies. In addition, the Forestry Department
also participated in scientific expedition organized by other organization, namely LADA and
MNS for the Scientific and Heritage Expedition of Langkawi Islands from 10-19 April 2003,
with UKM in the Scientific Expedition of Tasik Chini, Pahang from 22-27 May 2004 and with
FRIM during the Scientific Expedition of Gunung Aais, Pahang from 3-10 July 2004.
The Forestry Department had also organised a series of seminars to disseminate the results of
the expeditions. To date, three seminars had been organised, namely Endau-Rompin, Pahang
(5–6 May 2003), Ulu Muda, Kedah (14–16 February, 2004) and Gunung Stong, Kelantan
(20–22 April, 2004). In addition a National Conference on Sustainable Management of Matang
Mangroves, Perak was held from 5 – 8 October 2004.
CONCLUSION
The need for effective forest management and conservation must be given priority, not only to
ensure a sustained supply of wood and non-wood forest products but also to maintain forest
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