Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak

Sabah has a long history in the timber industry. While no doubt that logging is a significant source for local economies, it can also contribute to deforestation and forest degradation. Due to the critical importance of timber to human society has led to active logging activities that fail to consid...

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Main Authors: Kibat, Silverina Anabelle, Ngelambong, Anderson, Tabak, Vickson E
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2019
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description Sabah has a long history in the timber industry. While no doubt that logging is a significant source for local economies, it can also contribute to deforestation and forest degradation. Due to the critical importance of timber to human society has led to active logging activities that fail to consider the long-term impact on the forest ecosystems and all who depend on them. The forest in Sabah was fast depleting and the only option was to manage it sustainably or risk losing this economic resource. Because of this, Deramakot Forest Reserve was chosen for sustainable forest management by the Forest Department in Sabah with technical help from the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). This paper identifies the success of Deramakot Forest Reserve in becoming the first and longest tropical rainforest in the world to receive the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) gold standard in forest management, how their Forest Management Plan (FMP) has to produce ecologically sustainable timber and taking into consideration the needs of indigenous people who live within the area and today is one of the most diverse wildlife sanctuaries in world.
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spelling uitm-294832025-07-17T08:13:14Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29483/ Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak ejssh Kibat, Silverina Anabelle Ngelambong, Anderson Tabak, Vickson E Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators. Environmental degradation Malaysia Environmental aspects of forestry Malaysia Exploitation and utilization (Including timber trees, fuelwood, logging, transportation, valuation) Timber Malaysia Sabah has a long history in the timber industry. While no doubt that logging is a significant source for local economies, it can also contribute to deforestation and forest degradation. Due to the critical importance of timber to human society has led to active logging activities that fail to consider the long-term impact on the forest ecosystems and all who depend on them. The forest in Sabah was fast depleting and the only option was to manage it sustainably or risk losing this economic resource. Because of this, Deramakot Forest Reserve was chosen for sustainable forest management by the Forest Department in Sabah with technical help from the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). This paper identifies the success of Deramakot Forest Reserve in becoming the first and longest tropical rainforest in the world to receive the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) gold standard in forest management, how their Forest Management Plan (FMP) has to produce ecologically sustainable timber and taking into consideration the needs of indigenous people who live within the area and today is one of the most diverse wildlife sanctuaries in world. Universiti Teknologi Mara Cawangan Pulau Pinang 2019-11 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29483/1/29483.pdf Kibat, Silverina Anabelle and Ngelambong, Anderson and Tabak, Vickson E (2019) Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak. (2019) ESTEEM Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/ESTEEM_Journal_of_Social_Sciences_and_Humanities.html>, 3 (Nov): 8. pp. 80-87. ISSN 2600-7274 https://ejssh.uitm.edu.my/
spellingShingle Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators. Environmental degradation
Malaysia
Environmental aspects of forestry
Malaysia
Exploitation and utilization (Including timber trees, fuelwood, logging, transportation, valuation)
Timber
Malaysia
Kibat, Silverina Anabelle
Ngelambong, Anderson
Tabak, Vickson E
Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title_full Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title_fullStr Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title_full_unstemmed Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title_short Can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? A case of Deramakot Forest Reserve in Borneo / Silverina Anabelle Kibat, Anderson Ngelambong and Vickson E Tabak
title_sort can forest conservation and logging activities be reconciled for sustainable future? a case of deramakot forest reserve in borneo / silverina anabelle kibat, anderson ngelambong and vickson e tabak
topic Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators. Environmental degradation
Malaysia
Environmental aspects of forestry
Malaysia
Exploitation and utilization (Including timber trees, fuelwood, logging, transportation, valuation)
Timber
Malaysia
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/29483/
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