. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Peninsular Malaysia. Taman Negara National Park is one oj the largest m Southeast Asia and is vital to the conservation of the nation's biodiversity. WWF/M. Kavanagh With the gradual reduction of forest area there has been a gradual decline in the rate of logging of forest over the last 20 years (Thang, 1984). During the Second Malaysia Plan period (1971-5) logging occurred at 3660 sq. km per year. During the Third Malaysia Plan (1976-80) and Fourth Malaysia Plan (1981-5), the amounts of forest logged were 3184 sq. km and 2230
. The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests: Asia and the Pacific. Peninsular Malaysia. Taman Negara National Park is one oj the largest m Southeast Asia and is vital to the conservation of the nation's biodiversity. WWF/M. Kavanagh With the gradual reduction of forest area there has been a gradual decline in the rate of logging of forest over the last 20 years (Thang, 1984). During the Second Malaysia Plan period (1971-5) logging occurred at 3660 sq. km per year. During the Third Malaysia Plan (1976-80) and Fourth Malaysia Plan (1981-5), the amounts of forest logged were 3184 sq. km and 2230 sq. km per year respectively. In the Fifth Malaysia Plan period (1986-90), the amount of forest logged was scaled down still further to 1521 sq. km per year (Mohd Darus, 1988). Although there appears to be a cumulative total of 53,000 sq. km of forest logged over a 20-year period from 1971-90, the actual amount of forest land logged was much lower, as some areas were relogged, especially those targeted for conversion to agricultural land. The relogging of forests is possible because the first logging usually leaves behind trees which may be worth extracting if market demand improves. Relogging sets back forest recovery by introducing another round of damage and soil erosion. Originally, relogging was only permitted in forests scheduled to be cleared for agriculture, but the increasing market for timber has led to relog- ging in the Permanent Forest Estate, without assessment of the effect on the next and future rotations. This practice is clearly against the principle of sustained yield (see chapter 6). It has been estimated that by the early 1990s timber extraction from agri-conversion forests will be exhausted and that the timber industry will have to rely on the productive forest reserves within the Permanent Forest Estate for log supply (Mohd Darus, 1978). The Forest Department recognises that sustainable forest management will need to be implemented in these areas. In thi
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