ASFN NATIONAL FOCAL POINT
Main Focal Point:
Under-Secretary, Forestry Development Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Regional Focal Points:
Deputy Director General (Development)
Peninsular MalaysiaForestry Department
Director of Forestry
Sabah Forestry Department
Director of Forestry
Under Malaysian Constitution, land and forest is defined as State Property.
¾ Within jurisdiction of respective State Governments.
¾ Each State empowered to enact laws on forestry.
¾ Formulate forest policy independently, based on the National Forest Policy.
RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES
RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES
National Forest Policy (NFP)
NFP recognized vital role of forest for welfare of community and national economy through concept of multiple land use.
Salient points in the NFP with regard to social/ community forest are:
¾To promote active local community involvement in various forestry development projects.
9 9THMALAYSIAN DEV’T PLAN: 9 Key Growth Areas
NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT–REDUCED IMPACT LOGGING, SILVICULTURE, RESTORATION, SOCIAL FORESTRY
FOREST PLANTATION–ACTIVELY PURSUED
AGROFORESTRY–MORE RESEARCH AND PILOT PROJECT MANGROVE–COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS–AVAILABILITY AND
PILOT PROJECT -COMMERCIALIZATION
FOREST RECREATION & ECOTOURISM--ASSESS AND UPGRADING FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES–TAP FINANCIAL BENEFITS
BIODIVERSITY AND TECHNOLOGY–INTENSIFY R&D FOREST INDUSTRY–ENHANCE MILL EFFICIENCY
RELEVANT NATIONAL POLICIES
e.g: Region: Sabah (SABAH FORESTRY DEPARTMENT)
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Since ASFN Semarang:
¾ No new major project, mainly due to financial constraint.
¾ Continue to implement various SF projects approved in the 9thMalaysian Plan (2006-2010).
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Peninsular Malaysia
Project Title: Planting of Mangroves and Other Species along Malaysian Coastal Areas.
Description: Local communities cooperation are sought to plant mangroves and other forest species, especially on tsunami-prone areas.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Peninsular Malaysia
Progress 2005-2007
(Planting of Mangroves and Other Species along
Malaysian Coastal Areas)
PRO JEC T
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Sabah
Project Title: Kelawat Forest Reserve Joint Forest Management Project
Description: Local communities helps to enrich degraded FR with rubber and dipterocarp trees.
10 yrs
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Sabah
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Three 9thMalaysian Plan (2006-2010) SF Projects, i.e: • Mangkuwagu Forest Reserve SF Project
• Lingkabau Forest Reserve SF Project
• Bengkoka Forest Reserve SF Project
On-going Social Forestry Projects
• Deramakot FR Social Forestry Project
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Sarawak
Project Title: Multilayer cropping with high-valued timber-fruit trees.
Description: Local communities around Sabal FR enrich with layers of Acacia mangium, Shorea macrophylla and Durio zibethinus.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES ON SF
Region: Sarawak
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
• Planting of Coffee under Forest Plantation with Local Communities
(FR: Samling Corporation, Miri)
• Beekeeping by Local Communities in Acacia Mangium Plantation
(FR: Sarawak Planted Forest, Bintulu)
SF TRAINING NEEDS
Planning, Implementation & Monitoring of SF Project
SF Technicalities (Social Baseline Survey, Social Impact Assessment, etc.)
Economically and environmentally effective SF activities.
PROPOSED SF JOINT ACTIVITIES
Conference on SF among ASFN Member States.
CHALLENGES
Finding ways and means to strike a balance between conservation and competing needs for the present and future generations of the local community living inside and adjacent to State’s Forest Reserves.