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Ensuring sustainability of Malaysia s forests

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 area under forest cover stays true, as currently 55.3% of the country’s land area remains under forest cover. The country has a total forested area of 18.27 million hectares, of which 10.92 million hectares are Permanent Reserve Forests (PRF) and 3.31 million hectares are totally protected areas.

Timber organization s backing one step toward peace park in Borneo

Timber organization’s backing ‘one step’ toward ‘peace park’ in Borneo In December 2020, the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) endorsed a proposal by the Forest Department Sarawak (FDS) for what’s come to be known as the Baram Peace Park, covering 2,835 square kilometers (1,095 square miles) on the island of Borneo. Proponents of the park say it will protect wildlife, forest-dependent livelihoods, and the last remaining primary forest in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. But they also acknowledge that the ITTO’s announcement is only a step toward the park’s designation, and industrial logging continues to threaten the region’s forests.

Malaysian forests play an important role in the global climate battle

Contrary to common belief, Malaysia has only counted its dipterocarp forests, montane forests, as well as the freshwater, peat and mangrove swamp forests in the country’s total forest cover statistics, says the writer. A world that is increasingly worried about an atmosphere that is fast-saturated by greenhouse gases emitted by anthropogenic activities is looking for every possible means to slow down the trajectory of a warming planet. The role of carbon-absorbing forests, especially tropical rainforests, in regulating climate has never been more important. Once again, protecting the remaining forested areas which lie in the territories of developing countries has regained international attention, and is thrust into the forefront of the battle to reverse the planetary emergency.

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