Forestry/Wetlands
Mangrove trees slowly taking root via replanting programme
-The Star-
GEORGE TOWN: The Forestry Department and several environmental NGOs have planted more than five million mangrove saplings nationwide over the last five years and they are not slowing down.
Penang Forestry Department director Mohd Puat Dahalan said since 2007, 88,000 mangrove saplings have been planted on 22ha of land with a survival rate of more [...]
Gov’t Agency Stands by Report
-ipsnews.net- For a long time, activists had believed that rainforests in the vast northwest Borneo state of Sarawak were being logged unsustainably, rapidly making way for tree (acacia) plantations, oil palm plantations, dams and secondary growth. But few listened.
Their position was confirmed when the country’s auditor-general presented to Parliament last month its 2008 annual report [...]
State of Sarawak Forests: Gov’t Agency Stands by Report
PENANG, Malaysia, Nov 30 (IPS) – For a long time, activists had believed that rainforests in the vast northwest Borneo state of Sarawak were being logged unsustainably, rapidly making way for tree (acacia) plantations, oil palm plantations, dams and secondary growth. But few listened.
Their position was confirmed when the country’s auditor-general [...]
Raja Musa peat swamp shows signs of new life
-The Star-
A year ago, the Raja Musa forest reserve near Batang Berjuntai was in a deplorable state with hardly any of the original species of trees seen at the peat swamp.
What used to be a heavily forested area had become barren land. Pockets of the forest reserve were planted with cash crops like tapioca, pineapple, [...]
NGOs: Use A-G’s report in forest care
JOHOR BARU: Several environmental groups want the state government to use the 2008 Auditor-General’s report as the basis in managing its forests.
World Wildlife Federation (WWF) Malaysia forest conservation manager Ivy Wong Abdullah said the state should carry out an independent study on forest reserves to ensure that they complied with international standards.
“The state should carry [...]
Malaysia Addressing Issues On EU Forest Law, Says Dompok
(Bernama) — Malaysia is addressing the sticky issues with regard to the European Union Forest Law, Enforcement, Governance and Trade-Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT-VPA).
Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said the government would subscribe to any global initiative that protected the environment and as such, was still in negotiations with the EU on [...]
M’sian timber exporters see strong demand from India
-Bernama-
NEW DELHI: As traditional timber importing markets are wilting under the economic slowdown, Malaysian exporters are turning to India, which has constantly shown signs of healthy import trends.
Last year, Malaysia exported timber and timber products to India worth US$362.8mil, a robust 17.1% jump compared with the previous year.
“India is Malaysia’s third largest importer of timber [...]
MB disputes A-G’s claims of shrinking forests in Johor
-The Star- By ZAZALI MUSA
NUSAJAYA: Johor has refuted claims in the Auditor-General’s Report that the state’s forest reserves were rapidly shrinking due to poor forest management and enforcement.
Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said Johor’s forest reser-ves was 29% of the size of the state making up 440,940ha, and not 18% as reported.
He added that [...]
Keng Yaik warns of ramification of attack
-The Star- FORMER primary industries minister Tun Lim Keng Yaik has warned the oil palm fraternity about the potential ramification over the attack on the palm oil sustainability issue, especially in its use as biofuel.
While some may consider the attack as a non-major issue as 90% of palm oil is used as food, he said [...]
Johor Adheres To Logging Quota, Says Menteri Besar
(Bernama) — Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said today the state government adhered to the logging quota to ensure there was no indiscriminate felling of forest trees.
Denying that forest management in the state was reportedly unsatisfactory and weak, he said logging in the state was carried out through open tender with the annual [...]
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