Spatial information system management for forestry biodiversity conservation and management

Alias M.S., . (2007) Spatial information system management for forestry biodiversity conservation and management. [Proceedings Paper]

Within the terrestrial ecosystems forest is the major repository of biological diversity and in Malaysia 90 percent of terrestrial biological species are found within natural forests. Hence an efficient and comprehensive sustainable forest management is crucial for maintaining and restoring biodiversity as well as to achieve delisting or avoid listing of threatened and endangered species. Conservation of forest biodiversity necessitates understanding of the biospherical processes understanding of their spatial interlinkages and continuous monitoring of the human interventions. Landscape and ecosystem management likely appears to be wave of the future. For the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia FDPM the aims and objectives of conservation of biodiversity were not very far from its own forest management. Thus some activities and data available are aligning to the requirement of conservation of biodiversity. It requires a detailed survey inventory of the existing bioresources and environmental character information with location database and develop predictive model of species habitat in one integrated system. Eventually FDPM should develop a GIS-web-based Malaysian Forest Biodiversity System MyFBIS which envelopes an extensive database of forest biodiversity information accumulated from the National Forest Inventories the Post-Felling Inventories biodiversity expedition inventories and other relevant sources.

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Within the terrestrial ecosystems forest is the major repository of biological diversity and in Malaysia 90 percent of terrestrial biological species are found within natural forests. Hence an efficient and comprehensive sustainable forest management is crucial for maintaining and restoring biodiversity as well as to achieve delisting or avoid listing of threatened and endangered species. Conservation of forest biodiversity necessitates understanding of the biospherical processes understanding of their spatial interlinkages and continuous monitoring of the human interventions. Landscape and ecosystem management likely appears to be wave of the future. For the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia FDPM the aims and objectives of conservation of biodiversity were not very far from its own forest management. Thus some activities and data available are aligning to the requirement of conservation of biodiversity. It requires a detailed survey inventory of the existing bioresources and environmental character information with location database and develop predictive model of species habitat in one integrated system. Eventually FDPM should develop a GIS-web-based Malaysian Forest Biodiversity System MyFBIS which envelopes an extensive database of forest biodiversity information accumulated from the National Forest Inventories the Post-Felling Inventories biodiversity expedition inventories and other relevant sources.

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	1 ill.; 10 ref.call number: SD235 M3N277 2007
AGROVOC Term:	FOREST MANAGEMENT
AGROVOC Term:	BIODIVERSITY
AGROVOC Term:	CARTOGRAPHY
AGROVOC Term:	GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
AGROVOC Term:	REMOTE SENSING
AGROVOC Term:	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/11076

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