Forest Management Plan - Sabah Forestry Department

• The SFD is committed to support the effort to combat global warming in FMU17A through restoration activities and the establishment of intensively managedplanted areas that will sequester carbon and produce carbon credits in accordanceto CCB standards.• The SFD shall maintain and enhance areas identified as ‘high conservation valueforests’ (HCVF) for the protection of biodiversity, wilderness, soil, and waterresources;• The SFD shall consult with local, national, and international stakeholders in itsefforts to manage FMU 17A.• The SFD shall optimize economic returns to the State on a long-term basis byoptimizing the utilization and efficient use of raw materials from FMU 17A whilemaintaining conservation and environmental values, and providing social benefits.Social benefits will include job opportunities and socio-economic developmentactivities, particularly for the local communities who are living at the periphery ofFMU 17A, to improve their living standards.• The SFD will strive to protect its forest resources from fire, illegal felling andforest encroachment and to enhance the safe, sound, and responsible managementof the forest for this and future generations.1.4 Management ObjectivesTaking into account the State’s forestry policy and long-term goals, the specificobjectives over the 10-year planning period in managing FMU 17A are as follows:• To restore, maintain, and enhance key ecosystem functions and diversity at alllevels, including the conservation of water and soil resources, and wildlife;• To restore and enhance the timber production function of FMU 17A, whilstmaintaining a high degree of species, functional, and structural diversity.• To support research and educational activities; and• To integrate all forest operational activities within the concept of conservationand protection so as to reduce the impact to the environment from fire andencroachment.1.5 Legal FrameworkExisting laws and regulations on forestry are the legal instruments by which all forestryrelated activities are governed and regulated. Forest legislation reflects the principles3