Forestry in Malaysia : Issues and Prospects
Abstract
The paper is concerned with forestry in Malaysia. It describes the present status of forestry in Malaysia, its management practices and major issues relating to timber trade, silviculture and forest plantation. The paper also discusses the challenges faced by Malaysia following the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992 particularly as these relate to non-wood resources, biological diversity, torpical forests as carbon sink, indigenous people and the role of the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in forest management.ABSTRAKKertas ini adalah mengenai perhutanan di Malaysia. la memerihalkan kedudukan masakini perhutanan di Malaysia, amalan pengurusannya dan isu-isu utama berhubung dengan perniagaan kayu, silvikultur dan perladangan hutan. Kertas ini juga membincangkan cabaran-cabaran yang dihadapi oleh Malaysia berikutan daripada Persidangan Puncak Bumi di Rio pada tahun 1992 terutama isu-isu berkaitan dengan sumber bukan-kayu, kepelbagaian biologi, hutan tropika sebagai penghisap karbon, penduduk pribumi dan peranan pertubuhan- pertubuhan bukan-kerajaan (NGO) dalam pengurusan hutan.References
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