Compliance Report 2009 - Sabah Forestry Department

1.0 BACKGROUNDYear 2009 is the third year imple m e n t a ti o n of sustai n a b l e forest mana g e m e n t conc e p t in UluSega m a- Mal u a District Forestr y and it is the sec o n d year of Forest Ma n a g e m e n t Plan (FMP).The FM P was prepar e d and appr o v e d in Jan u a r y 2008 wh ere b y it cov ers 10 year plan ni n gperiod fro m 2008 to 2017. The Ann u al W ork Plan (AWP) 2009 has bee n prepar e d by Sab a hFore stry De p a rt m e n t (SFD) acc or di n g to the appr o v e d FM P and appr o v e d by the Direct o r ofFore stry. It was prepar e d with close d cons ultati o n fro m stak e holder s, suc h as Yayasa nSaba h, Ne w Fore sts (Malay si a) Sdn. Bhd., Sim e Darb y Plant ati o n Sdn. Bhd. and W W F(Malay si a).2.0 FIELD ACTIVITIES2.1 Silviculture(i) Target 2009Targ et are for the silviculture treat m e n t in 2009 is 3,778 ha as stipul at e d inA W P 2009. Ther e are 8 co m p a r t m e n t s desi g n a t e d to be liberat e d and clim b e rcuttin g treat m e n t. Field activity is contra ct e d out to Plus Gre e n w o r l d Sdn. Bhd.and it was app oi nt e d and paid by YS at cost R M 350.00 per ha. Tho s eco m p a r t m e n t s are as listed in Tabl e 1 and descri b e d in Figur e 1.Table 1: Compartments for silviculture treatment in 2009No Compartments ha1 218 383.002 219 343.003 220 674.004 241 404.005 242 513.006 243 383.007 244 481.008 245 597.00Total 3,778.00C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Figur e 1: Prop o s e d silvicultur e area in 2009.(ii) Achievement 2009The actu al achi e v e m e n t for silviculture treat m e n t in 2009 is 5,485 ha. Indee d,the contr a c t o r has finishe d the treat m e n t of 3,778 ha by Aug u s t 2009 andapplied for additional area to avoi d any issue of une m p l o y m e n t of contra ct o rwork e r s while waitin g for new area. The Director of Forestr y Dep a rt m e n t withthe cons e n t fro m the Board Direct o r of Yay a s a n Saba h has appr o v e d additional(3) Co m p a r t m e n t s to be treate d until end of the year. The addition alCo m p a r t m e n t s are 246, 258 and 259. Ther ef o r e, for silvicult ure activity, theprogre s s is ahe a d of the targ et. Tho s e co m p a r t m e n t s are listed in Tabl e 2 anddescri b e d in Figur e 2.Tabl e 2: Actual treate d co m p a r t m e n t s in 2009No Cpt. # Are a (Ha)1 218 383.02 219 343.03 220 674.04 241 404.05 242 373.06 243 383.07 244 481.08 245 597.09 246 645.010 258 710.01 1 259 492.0TO T A L 5,485.0C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Figur e 2: Actu al achi e v e m e n t for silvicult ure treat m e n t in 2009.2.2 Forest Restoration(i) Target 2009Targ et restor ati o n activity for 2009 is 1,270 ha, involvi n g reha bilitati o n areawithin protecti o n, cons e r v a ti o n and prod u c ti o n zon e. In the asp e ct ofimpl e m e n t a ti o n, it invol v e d sev eral fundi n g contrib ut o r s, such as Yay a s a nSaba h, W W F (Malaysi a), Sim e Darb y Plant ati o n Sdn Bhd, and AR C U SFoun d a ti o n (LEA P). Most of thos e co m p a r t m e n t s are locate d at north UluSega m a Forest Res e r v e and VJ R Meri s uli, as listed in Tabl e 3 and illustrat e d inFigur e 3.Tabl e 3: Prop o s e d co m p a r t m e n t s for forest rehabilitati o n in 2009.No Location Cpt. # Area Zone Funding Contractor(ha)1 Nort h Ulu Seg a m a FR 106 500 Con s e r v a t i onYay a s a nSab a hKontr a kt o rMalaysia2 Nort h Ulu Seg a m a FR 109 120 Con s e r v a t i onW W F-Malaysia3 VJ R Merisuli 12 1 150 Prot e cti o n AR C U SFou n d4 Nort h Ulu Seg a m a FR 1 1 2 400 Con s e r v a t i onSim e Dar b yAla m Bina Fl o r aKontr a kt o rMalaysia5 Ulu Seg a m a FR 159 100 Prod u c t i o n R M K- 9 Em a s Jay a Ent.TO T A L 1,270HASF DFigur e 3: Co m p a r t m e n t s for forest restor ati o n in 2008.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

(ii) Achievement 2009The actu al achi e v e m e n t for forest restor ati o n in 2009 is abo ut 762 ha. So m erevisi o n has bee n don e as follo w e d:-(a) CP T. 106Sinc e there wer e pock e t of un- plant e d area within Co m p a r t m e n t 107,theref or e the planti n g was focu s e d on the Cpt. 107. In addition, thecontr a c t o r nee d e d to carry out mai nt e n a n c e round s which wereacc u m u l a ti n g and they face d man p o w e r con str ai nt. Co n si d e ri n g the asp e ctof quality, theref or e, plantin g activity in Cpt. 106 was postp o n e d(b) CP T. 109For W W F funde d plantin g progr e s s, it was revise d to 55 ha sinc e theorga ni z a ti o n also relied on the spo n s o r s h i p fro m the forei g n don o r s. Inaddition, they nee d e d to carry out mai nt e n a n c e round s for previ o u splantin g.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

(c) CP T. 1 1 2The target was revise d to 200 ha as trans pir e d fro m the First ProjectSteeri n g Co m m i t t e e Meeti n g in Jun e 2009. Sinc e the bud g e t was onlyavailabl e by Aug u s t 2009, theref or e the activities mer e beg a n in Sept. 2009.All invol v e d activities wer e carried out by Sab a h Fore stry Dep a rt m e n t staff.(34) ne w staffs wer e recruite d on contra ct basis.(d) CP T. 159Rest or a ti o n at Cpt. 159 was co m p l et el y canc ell e d due to thes ecircu m s t a n c e s :-(i) Budg e t fro m Devel o p m e n t Vot R M K- 9 was limite d.(ii) Acc e s si bility con str ai nt.The actu al achi e v e m e n t of forest restor ati o n as sho w n in Tabl e 4.Tabl e 4: Actual achiev e m e n t of forest restor ati o n in 2009No Location Compt. #Area (ha)1Nort h e r n UluSeg a m a107 450.02 M eris uli 12 1 219.03Nort h e r n UluSeg a m a109 55.04Nort h e r n UluSeg a m a1 1 2 38.0TOTAL 7622.3 Wildlife and EcotourismIn 2009, Wildlife and ecot o u ri s m activity is plan n e d accor di n g to the bud g e t, equi p m e n tand kno wl e d g e availability. The activity includ e d wildlife surv e y and habitat monitori n g,which is invol vi n g W W F (Malaysi a) collab o r a ti o n. In addition, Tok y o Univer sity alsoinvolve d activel y in natur al salt licks monit ori n g, esp e ci all y in Mal u a Forest Reserve.The over all achi e v e m e n t as descri b e d in SF D FO R M CR3 attac h e d.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

2.4 Resource ProtectionIn 2009, the mai n focu s of resource protecti o n activities are to preve n t, monitor andcontr ol the encr o a c h m e n t to project area, illegal felling, illegal cultivati o n, occu p a ti o n,forest fire and poac hi n g. Patrolling of project area was don e by groun d patrol, river andaerial surv eillanc e. In the seco n d and third quart er was the most cruci al period, whe nsev eral cas e s of forest offen c e s, esp e ci all y illegal felling alon g Sg. Seg a m a hav e bee ndete ct e d and investi g at e d.The most critical progre s s was in April 2009 wh e n a grou p of poa c h e r s have intru d e dand ass a ulted SF D staffs in Ulu Seg a m a- Mal u a Bas e Ca m p as respo n d e d to apoac hi n g case taken actio n by the SF D. Ho w e v e r, the cas e lead e d to the fullassista n c e and escort fro m Police to SF D staff for groun d patrol and insp e cti o n.The details of achi e v e m e n t as attac h e d in SF D FO R M CR3.2.5 Community ForestryCo m m u n i t y forestr y activitie s are cons ultati o n and dialogu e with villag e r s of Kg. Upa k,Ta w a y a ri, Kg. Bu m i p u t e r a, Kg. Era Baru and Kg. Sapa g a y a . The purp o s e is toenc o u r a g e their aw are n e s s and sup p o rt to sustai n a b l e forest man a g e m e n t conc e p t inthe project area and to reduce pressure onto forest reserv e of illegal loggi n g,cultivati o n, occu p a ti o n and poac hi n g as well. In addition, oil pal m plant ers situat e dsurro u n d i n g the project area were cons ulte d and their partici p a ti o n was impro v e d fro mtime to time by shari n g the oblig ati o n to prohi bit poa c h e r s enteri n g forest reser v e viatheir estate s. The planters also very coo p e r a ti v e in mai nt ai ni n g their co m m o n bou n d a r ywith forest reser v e. The details of activities as attac h e d in SF D FO R M CR3.2.6 Malua Wildlife Habitat Conservation Bank (MWHCB)The M H W H C B is a joint ventur e project bet w e e n the State Gov e r n m e n t of Sab a h andNe w Forest Pty Ltd to cons e r v e and protect biodiv e r sity withi n Mal u a Forest Res e r v e.In princi pl e, the project will gen e r a t e inco m e fro m Biodi v e r sity Co n s e r v a ti o n Certificate(BCC) mark e ti n g. In 2009, focu s of field activity is reso ur c e protecti o n, enh a n c e m e n t ofwildlife habitat, wildlife monitori n g progr a m m e and dev el o p m e n t of forestinfrastr u c t u r e s. To monitor the project, Advis or y Co m m i tt e e wer e havin g (2) sessi o n sof me eti n g and Proj e ct Steeri n g Co m m i tt e e had (2) sessi o n s of meeti n g. Due to theslow in mark e ti n g of the BC C s, so m e of activitie s have bee n postp o n e d , suc h asinstallati o n of hornbill nesti n g box e s and oran g utan bridge.The physi c al achi e v e m e n t for Mal u a Bio Bank activitie s are:-(1) Co n str u c ti o n 3 units of Forest Chec ki n g Station;(2) Re n o v a ti o n of Mal u a Forestr y Station(3) Mai nt e n a n c e 14 km Mal u a Centr al road and installati o n 20 units of RC culvert.Details of achi e v e m e n t is descri b e d in SF D FO R M CR3.2.7 Sabah Forestry Department – Sime Darby Restoration Project.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

The objectiv e of the project is to prote ct and restor e 5,400 ha of degr a d e d forest innorth er n Ulu Sega m a Forest Res e r v e withi n initially (6) year s, mai nl y for orang utanhabitat. Year 2009 was the first year of impl e m e n t a ti o n and a lot of plan ni n g hav e bee ndon e and revis e d due to unfor e s e e n circu m s t a n c e s .The project mer el y beg a n in Aug. 2009 with the recruit m e n t of 34 contr a c t staffs forimpl e m e n ti n g grou n d activities. Origin all y the target of plantin g is 400 ha, but it wasrevis e d to 200 ha due to the time and manp o w e r constr ai nt s. In order to mo nitor theproject, the Steeri n g Co m m i tt e e me m b e r s had atten d e d (2) sessi o n s of me eti n g onsite.Field activities were physi c all y beg u n in Sept. 2009, with trainin g for new staffs bas e don the job cour s e. Site prep a r a ti o n started in early Sept. 2009 and progre s si n g verywell. Co m p r e h e n s i v e Rest o r a ti o n Plan was prepar e d a bit late in Octo b e r 2009 due tounav aila bility of co m p e t e n t staffs. Silvicultur e activity was progre s si n g slo w due todegr a d e d forest struct u r e which cover e d hea vil y by lianas and clim bi n g ba m b o o.Planti n g progre s s is rather slo w due to inad e q u a t e match e d speci e s, low produ c ti vity ofwork e r s and long er dry sea s o n in Octo b e r and Nove m b e r 2009. Mai nt e n a n c e onlydon e in Dec. 2009, abo ut (2) month s after plantin g and for the first time appli e dherbi ci d e (glyph o s a t e) and strictly follo w FS C stand a r d with certai n Stan d a r d Oper a ti n gProc e d u r e. Nursery and Base Ca m p for the project was on the progr e s s andconstr u c t e d at Cpt. 1 1 6.The details of achi e v e m e n t as descri b e d in SF D FO R M CR3 attach e d.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

PICTURESSite Pre p a r a ti o n and Co m p r e h e n s i v e Rest o r ati o n Plan data collecti o n in Cpt.1 1 2 for SF D- Sim e Dar b y Rest or a ti o n Project.Silvicuture treat m e n t at degr a d e d forest in Cpt. 1 1 2.C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

PICTURE OF FOREST RESTORATIONSF D – Sim e Darb y Base Ca m p und e r con str u c ti o n at Cpt. 1 1 6Nurs e r y for SF D- Sim e Darb y project und er constr u c ti o n at Cpt. 1 1 6C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

34 new staffs wer e recruite d to imple m e n t SF D- Sim e Darb y Proj e ctTe m p o r a r y nurs er y befor e plantin g at Cpt. 1 1 2C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Malua Forestry Station at Cpt. 52C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Forest Checking Station at Cpt. 37 (Malua Forest Reserve)C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Forest Checking Station at Cpt. 57 (Malua Forest Reserve)C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

14 km road maintenance at Malua Central roadConstruction of 20 units RC culvert at Malua Central roadC O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1

Artificial Salt Licks at Malua Forest ReserveCre ati o n of artificial salt licks at Cpt. 84, Mal u a Forest Res e r v e has attract e d big ma m m a lvisit, esp e ci all y bante n g (Bos javanicus)C O M P L I A N C E R E P O R T – U L U S E G A M A M A L U A S F M P 2 0 0 9 P a g e 1