Forestry forest resources and forest biodiversity in Peninsular Malaysia

A. Latiff, . (2007) Forestry forest resources and forest biodiversity in Peninsular Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Malaysias total land area is about 32.86 million ha and of this the forested areas account for about 18.4 million ha or 56. The forests as well as the aquatic including the marine ecosystems are encdowed with one of the richest biodiversity in the world. Efforts to study conserve and utilize the rich flora have been carried out in the country since 1940s through the establishment of Ntional Parks wildlife sanctuaries and protected forest reserves. To-day a total of 1.39 million ha about 7.6 of the forest of all types have been set aside for the conservation of biodiversity. It is hoped that these protected areas have captured most of the diverse species of plants and animals found in various forest ecosystems. Plant diversity is represented by about 12 500 species with flowering plants constituting about 80 and the tree species about 39 whilst the diversity of animals is represented by more that 8 000 species excluding that of the insects the largest and more diverse single group. In the absence of concrete data of forest biodiversity loss in the country it is difficult to ascertain the lists of endagerd or otherwise threatened plant species. However efforts to assess and monitor this have been initiated through the recently incepted Biodiversity Country Study and the on-going Forest Biodiversity Scientific Expeditions. Many factors have contributed to forest biodiversity lossamong them is the rapid socio-economic development of the country that transformed the vast forested land by logging activities land urban and industrial areas which are relatively poor in biodiversity. Other factors such as over-harvesting of agro-forestry products and pollution have also contributed in small part. These activities had led to significant habitat loss of the flora biomass and primary productivity forest degradation and fragmentation. To this effect Malaysia had launched forestry and conservation programmes. Some salient features of forestry and forest products in terms of forest biodiversity would be discussed.

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Malaysias total land area is about 32.86 million ha and of this the forested areas account for about 18.4 million ha or 56. The forests as well as the aquatic including the marine ecosystems are encdowed with one of the richest biodiversity in the world. Efforts to study conserve and utilize the rich flora have been carried out in the country since 1940s through the establishment of Ntional Parks wildlife sanctuaries and protected forest reserves. To-day a total of 1.39 million ha about 7.6 of the forest of all types have been set aside for the conservation of biodiversity. It is hoped that these protected areas have captured most of the diverse species of plants and animals found in various forest ecosystems. Plant diversity is represented by about 12 500 species with flowering plants constituting about 80 and the tree species about 39 whilst the diversity of animals is represented by more that 8 000 species excluding that of the insects the largest and more diverse single group. In the absence of concrete data of forest biodiversity loss in the country it is difficult to ascertain the lists of endagerd or otherwise threatened plant species. However efforts to assess and monitor this have been initiated through the recently incepted Biodiversity Country Study and the on-going Forest Biodiversity Scientific Expeditions. Many factors have contributed to forest biodiversity lossamong them is the rapid socio-economic development of the country that transformed the vast forested land by logging activities land urban and industrial areas which are relatively poor in biodiversity. Other factors such as over-harvesting of agro-forestry products and pollution have also contributed in small part. These activities had led to significant habitat loss of the flora biomass and primary productivity forest degradation and fragmentation. To this effect Malaysia had launched forestry and conservation programmes. Some salient features of forestry and forest products in terms of forest biodiversity would be discussed.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Available at Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM Serdang Selangor Malaysia. mal SD235 M3N277 2007 Call Number
AGROVOC Term:	Forestry
AGROVOC Term:	Forestry development
AGROVOC Term:	Forest management
AGROVOC Term:	Forest resources
AGROVOC Term:	Biodiversity
AGROVOC Term:	Nature conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental protection
AGROVOC Term:	Peninsular Malaysia
Geographical Term:	MALAYSIA
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:13
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11040

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