Forest Plantation Development Programme News Today

PETALING JAYA: Forests totalling nearly the area of Singapore, or roughly three times that of Kuala Lumpur, have been earmarked for clearing in Peninsular Malaysia, according to a survey by the Rimba Disclosure Project (RDP).

Activists and an opposition lawmaker in the Malaysian state of Pahang have demanded government accountability after reports that just 5% of forest reserves cleared to make way for plantations have actually been replanted. According to an investigation by environmental news site Macaranga, 77,331 hectares (191,089 acres) of Pahang’s forest reserves were cleared between 2012 and […]

TANAH MERAH, March 13 — The government has allocated RM500 million for phase two of the Forest Plantation Development Programme 2021-2025 for entrepreneurs who are interested in venturing into the industry. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) director-general Mahpar Atan said during the first...

Forest Plantations in Reserves: Quick To Cut, Slow To Grow. This is Part 2 of our four-part #LadangHutan series. The series investigates forest plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. IN MALAYSIA, forest reserves can be selectively logged. Clear-felling was...

Tree Farming Gone Wrong. To view the original story in full, please see Macaranga. This is Part 1 of our four-part #LadangHutan series. IN 2006, Acacia Industries Sdn Bhd planted its first rubber tree in Gua Musang, Kelantan...

Sabah’s timber exports grew by 25 per cent year-on-year to RM985 million for the January-November 2021 period, contributing about five per cent to the country’s total timber exports value of RM19.31 billion. Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) chairman Datuk Hishamuddin Abdul Karim said the growth was significant despite Malaysia still facing the Covid-19 pandemic

Today, 55.3% of Malaysia’s total land area remains under forest cover.) Malaysia recognises the importance of managing its natural resources intelligently, which includes the conservation of flora and fauna. Conserving the nation’s richly biodiverse forests and its ecosystem is a vital focus for the future, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030. Malaysia’s commitment – dating back to the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, to maintain at least 50% of its total land...

The bamboo industry holds great export potential. MALAYSIA is well known for being a major exporter of timber and timber-related products, but not many may know about bamboo-based products, which have a strong growth potential for export. There are 70 bamboo species in Malaysia, with 20 of the world’s best species found in the country’s native forests, including Beting, Semantan and Tumpat among others. Bamboo is a commodity used by one third of the world’s population as an important mate...