Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan
Kelantan State, claimed to be one of the poorest states in Malaysia, has forest lands, nature reserves and other protected natural areas which are under increasing threat from a variety of human activities. At the same time, the State government lacks financial resources and skilled manpower to mana...
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| description | Kelantan State, claimed to be one of the poorest states in Malaysia, has forest lands, nature reserves and other protected natural areas which are under increasing threat from a variety of human activities. At the same time, the State government lacks financial resources and skilled manpower to manage the protected forest lands adequately. The present strategies to manage protected forest areas are inadequate to overcome these constraints. Alternative strategies are needed to conserve Kelantan's forest biodiversity. Furthermore, conservation efforts will not be effective without the active cooperation and participation of people living in and near the forest areas. To achieve this, it is essential that the people share the benefits and responsibilities of forest resource management with the state government. A proposal to involve the local people in an integrated action plan is discussed in this paper. It aims to find options of protecting forest land encroachment in the State with an ultimate goal of increasing the capacity of the poor to carry out activities on a sustained basis. It is hoped that the proposed project will help the State government to improve economic status as well as environmental awareness and reduced dependence on forest lands. Much of the forest lands in Kelantan are threatened by encroachment from the people who live around the forest areas. This encroachment is not only the result of poverty and shortage of land, but is also due to the unclear forest boundaries. People also do not understand the significance of forest biodiversity. It is important therefore that the local people are encouraged not to encroach into the forest areas. There has to be support from the top in order to sustain integration efforts. Both the State and the central government agencies must be a part of the planning and implementation process. The challenge becomes one of integrating the needs of the local people with development priorities of the government. In practical terms, this paper hopes to arrive at a workable methodology rather than be a purely scientific exercise which can serve as a model to the other states experiencing similar problems. |
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| spelling | upm-1150722025-02-19T02:58:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115072/ Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Majid, Nik Muhamad Kelantan State, claimed to be one of the poorest states in Malaysia, has forest lands, nature reserves and other protected natural areas which are under increasing threat from a variety of human activities. At the same time, the State government lacks financial resources and skilled manpower to manage the protected forest lands adequately. The present strategies to manage protected forest areas are inadequate to overcome these constraints. Alternative strategies are needed to conserve Kelantan's forest biodiversity. Furthermore, conservation efforts will not be effective without the active cooperation and participation of people living in and near the forest areas. To achieve this, it is essential that the people share the benefits and responsibilities of forest resource management with the state government. A proposal to involve the local people in an integrated action plan is discussed in this paper. It aims to find options of protecting forest land encroachment in the State with an ultimate goal of increasing the capacity of the poor to carry out activities on a sustained basis. It is hoped that the proposed project will help the State government to improve economic status as well as environmental awareness and reduced dependence on forest lands. Much of the forest lands in Kelantan are threatened by encroachment from the people who live around the forest areas. This encroachment is not only the result of poverty and shortage of land, but is also due to the unclear forest boundaries. People also do not understand the significance of forest biodiversity. It is important therefore that the local people are encouraged not to encroach into the forest areas. There has to be support from the top in order to sustain integration efforts. Both the State and the central government agencies must be a part of the planning and implementation process. The challenge becomes one of integrating the needs of the local people with development priorities of the government. In practical terms, this paper hopes to arrive at a workable methodology rather than be a purely scientific exercise which can serve as a model to the other states experiencing similar problems. Springer Science and Business Media LLC 1995 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/115072/1/115072.pdf Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Majid, Nik Muhamad (1995) Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan. Biodiversity and Conservation, 4 (1). pp. 108-114. ISSN 0960-3115; eISSN: 1572-9710 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00115316?error=cookies_not_supported&code=46535977-ebda-4263-82c3-c0fac6775e04 10.1007/BF00115316 |
| spellingShingle | Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Majid, Nik Muhamad Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title | Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title_full | Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title_fullStr | Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title_short | Integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of Kelantan |
| title_sort | integrating needs of the local community to conserve forest biodiversity in the state of kelantan |
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