What's New

• Implementation of New Park Fees Deferred
• Launching of Upgraded Sarawak Forestry Homepage
• Canopy Processes and Ecological Roles of Tropical Rain Forest
• Application of Reduced Impact of Logging to Advance Sustainable Forest Management
• Newly Constituted National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Nature Reserves
• Gunung Mulu National Park Inscribed as World Heritage Site
• Forest Department Sarawak Awarded MS ISO 9002 Certificate
• Fire Management Workshop
• ITTO Workshop 2000
• MS ISO 9000 Launching
• Malaysian Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management
• Forest Ecosystem Rehabilitation Workshop

• Director's Message (BM Version)
• History (BM Version)
• Vision and Mission (BM Version )
• Quality Policy (BM Version)
• Functions and Responsibilities (BM Version )
• Organization Chart (Carta Organisasi)
  • Mr. Cheong Ek Choon
  • Dr. Lee Hua Seng
• Regional Forest Offices

• Forest Research Centre
  • List of Publications
  • 1961 - 1980
    
  • 1981 - 1985
    
  • 1986 - 1990
    
  • 1991 - 1995
    
  • 1996 - 1999
    
  • 2000
    
  • Publications for sale
• Timber Research & Technical Training Centre
  • Reports
  • Seminar Papers
    • 12th Malaysian Forestry Conference
    • TRTTC/STA Forest Products Seminar
    • Malaysian Chemical Congress '96
    • 1st International Tropical Wood Conference
    • TRTTC/JICA Research Seminar
    • Seminar on Baby-small Keruing
    • TRTTC/STA Wood Adhesive Seminar
    • Acacia Species International Conference
    • Timber Engineering, 5th World Conference
    • Malaysian Chemical Congress '98
    • 2nd TRTTC/STA Forest Products Seminar
    • Graduate Seminar at UPM
    • XXI IUFRO World Congress 2000
    • 12th International Symposium on Non-destructive Testing of Wood
    • Special Topics on Forest Products at UPM
• Agroforestry
• Economics
• Forest Engineering
• National Parks and Wildlife
  • Mammal
  • Primate
  • Bat
  • Amphibian and Reptile
  • Turtle
  • Fish
  • Bird
  • Insect
  • Cave Ecology
  • Community Related Activities
  • Hornbill Volume I, December 1997
  • Hornbill Volume II, December 1998
• Publicity

Forest Management

Our Forests

• Types & Categories of Sarawak's Forests
  • Map of Major Forest Types in Sarawak
  • Permanent Forest Estate (map)
  • Totally Protected Area of Sarawak (map)
  • Hill Mixed Dipterocarp Forest
  • Peat Swamp Forest
  • Mangrove Forest
  • Non-timber Forest Products
  • Shifting Cultivation
• Flora of Sarawak
  • Totally Protected Plants
  • Protected Plants
  • Ferns
  • Palms
  • Medicinal Plants
  • Wild Fruit Trees

Sustainable Forest Management

• Sustainable Forest Management
• Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management

Management Plan

• Forest Engineering Plan
• Forest Harvesting
  • Sequence of Operations
  • Cutting Cycle
  • Path Logging
    • Do's and Don'ts Rules
  • Helicopter Harvesting
• Forest Management Information, GIS
  • Forest Management Information System
  • Remote Sensing Links

International Projects

• International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
  • About ITTO
  • Strategies for Sustainable Wood Industries in Sarawak
  • MFMA
    • Planting Local Tree Species in Logged Forest Areas
    • Ten-year Development Plan for the MFMA 1996 - 2006
  • LEWS
    • Origin of the LEWS Project
    • Lanjak-Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary
    • The LEWS Project
      • Management Plan
        • Further Information
      • LEWS Phase III
      • Findings
        • Biological Resources from LEWS
    • Trans-boundary Conservation of Biodiversity
  • Watershed Study
• Forest Management Information System Sarawak (FOMISS) - GTZ
  • Fomiss-Samling Pilot Area
  • The Sustainable Forest Management System (SFMS)
  • Project Brief
    • 1st Phase
    • 2nd Phase
  • Fomiss Reports
  • Circular March 2000 in PDF format
  • Newsletter
    • Dec 2000
    • Sep 1999
    • Jan 1999
    • Nov 1997
    • Apr 1996

Forest Protection

Policy

• Forestry and the Constitution
• Forest Policy of Sarawak

Legislation

• Forests Ordinance 1958
• National Parks and Nature Reserve Ordinance 1998
• Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998
• Wild Life Protection Rules, 1998
• Planted Forests Rules of Sarawak, 1997

Enforcement

• Introduction
• Acts Prohibited
  • Forests Ordinance 1958 (Chapter 126)
  • Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998 (Chapter 26)
    • Fauna
      New Wild Life Law:
      • Sale of Animals Taken from the Wild
      • Sale of Meat of Wild Animals
      Totally Protected Animals
      Protected Animals
    • Flora
      • Totally Protected Plants
      • Protected Plants
    • National Parks and Nature Reserves Ordinance 1998 (Chapter 27)
  • Penalties and Rewards
  • Wildlife Enforcement
  • Information On Illegal Activities

National Parks & Wildlife

National Parks

• About Our National Parks
  • Overview
  • Rules & Regulations
  • Accommodation & Other Charges
    • Current Fees & Charges
      • Other Charges
    • Fees & Charges With Effect From 1 July 2001 (Deferred)
  • Visitors Statistics To The National Parks in 1999
• Management & Conservation
  • Introduction
  • Park Planning
  • Education
    • 20 Ways you can Save our Wildlife
    • Pictures of Conservation Education Programmes

• National Parks
  • Mulu National Park
    • Deer and Lang's Cave
    • Clearwater Cave and Wind Cave
    • Adventure Caving
      • Caves Grading System
      • Caves of the Southern Hills
      • Caves of Gunung Api
      • Caves of Gunung Benarat
      • The Karst Management Unit
        • Guidelines for Karst Research and Speleological Expedition
    • The Pinnacles
    • The Headhunter's Trail
    • Gunung Mulu Summit Trek
  • Bako National Park
  • Tanjung Datu National Park
  • Kubah National Park
  • Loagan Bunut National Park
  • Batang Ai National Park
    • Integrated Conservation & Development Project
  • Gunung Gading National Park
  • Similajau National Park
  • Lambir Hills National Park
  • Niah National Park
  • Talang-Satang National Park
    • Turtles
  • Bukit Tiban National Park
  • Maludam National Park
  • Rajang Mangroves National Park
  • Gunung Buda National Park

• Wildlife Centres
  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres
    • Semengoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
      • The Rehabilitation Centre
      • Hornbills of Semengoh
      • Nature Trail & Plankwalk
    • Matang Wildlife Centre
• Wildlife Sanctuaries
  • Lanjak-Entimau
    • Vegetation
    • Mammals
    • Birds
    • Fish
    • Herpetofauna
    • Insects
  • Pulau Tukong Ara-Banun
  • Samunsam

Nature Reserves

• Wind Cave Nature Reserve
• Sama Jaya Forest Park
• Semenggoh Nature Reserve

Wildlife

• About Our Wildlife
  • An Introduction
  • The Difference between Sanctuaries & Centres
  • A Master Plan for Wildlife in Sarawak
    • Visitors Statistics To The Wildlife Centre and Nature Reserves in 2000
    • Constituted Wildlife Sanctuaries
• Wildlife Management
  • Totally Protected Animals
  • Protected Animals
  • Rehabilitation Programs
  • Wildlife Research
    • Terrestrial Wildlife Research
      • Crocodile Surveys
      • Arowana Fish Survey
    • Marine Wildlife Research
      • Marine Turtles
      • Coral Reef
    • Ecology Of Birds
• Fauna of Sarawak
  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Reptiles
  • Insects
  • Amphibians
  • Fish
• Wildlife Centre (Please see National Parks & Wildlife)

Training

Education Programme

• Conservation Education
  • 20 ways You Can Save Our Wildlife
• Collaboration with Lincoln University of New Zealand

Human Resource Development

• Timber Technical Training
• Forest School
• Other Training

Forest Development

Planted Forests

• Forests (Planted Forests) Rules 1997

Reforestation

• Objectives
• Current Status
• Production Facilities
  • Sarawak Forest Tree Seedbank
  • Sabal Agroforestry Centre
  • Sarawak Tree Improvement Centre
  • Sarawak Indigenous Tree Centre
  • Borneo Tree Seeds & Seedlings Supplies Sdn. Bhd.
• Forest Plantation
• Friendship Forest Projects

Agroforestry

• Agroforestry and Community Development
• The Agroforestry Project in Sabal
  • Socio-Economic Findings
  • Objectives
  • Sabal Agroforestry Centre
  • Summary of Agroforestry Activities Implemented in Sabal
• Other Agroforestry Projects

Industries

Wood-based Industries

• Wood-Based Industries and Timber Trade

Trade Organization

• Sarawak Timber Association

Timber Research & Training

• Timber Research and Technical Training Centre
• The Effective Wood Utilisation Research Project
  • Wood Properties
  • Sawmilling and Machining
  • Drying
  • Wood Lamination
  • Particleboard
  • Wood Improvement

Research

Forest Research

• Forest Research Centre
  • Botany
  • Ecology
  • Entomology
  • Pathology
  • Silviculture
  • Soils
• Botanical Research Centre
  • Semengoh Arborteum
  • Mixed Planting Garden
  • Ethnobotanical Garden
  • Wild Orchid Garden
  • Wild Fruit Garden
  • Fernarium
  • Bamboo and Ficus Garden
  • Rheophyte Garden
• The Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Project
  • Contents of the Three volumes of the Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak
• Plant Screening and Pharmaceutical Research
  • The Calophyllum story
  • Flora Collection and Research Agreement
• The Long Term Ecological Research Project in Sarawak
  • Introduction & Objectives
  • Establishment of the LTER Plot
  • The Canopy Biology Program
    • Sarawak Canopy Crane
  • Results from the LTER Plot
  • Related Research Studies Outside The Lambir Hills National Park

Timber Research

• Wood Technology and Industrial Development
  • Anatomy
  • Preservation
  • Chemistry
  • Mechanical Testing
  • Seasoning
  • Timber Processing
  • Technical Training
  • Services
  • Common Sarawak Timbers
• Effective Wood Utilisation Research Project
  • Wood Properties
  • Sawmilling and Machining
  • Drying
  • Wood Lamination
  • Particleboard
  • Wood Improvement

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