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2007 saw the continuation of the implementation of various Ninth Malaysian Plan (RMK 9) projects supervised by

the Forest Resource Management (contoh) Division. The most important project is the replanting of mangrove forests and other suitable beach species throughout Sabah. A State Level Ceremony was held on 5th July 2007 to mark the offi cial launching of the project by the Chief Minister. Other projects carried out in 2007 included the establishment of the FRM survey team and Forest Resource Accounting (FRA) unit. The FRM survey team comprised in-house trained staff who will carry out survey works for boundary establishment, to address issues related to encroachments, illegal logging and related activities. Whereas, the main purpose of the FRA project is to calculate and estimate forest stands in commercial forest reserves. Information and projections on the available forest stands, stumpage value, carbon stocking, and other important data specifi cally on timber production up to the compartment management level, will be made accessible for planning and decision making purposes. In the last quarter of 2007, the FRM Division commenced the exercise of verifying the exact boundaries of mangrove forests throughout Sabah and its remaining distribution. The re-mapping of this forest type is still on-going using remote sensing techniques of satellite images in combination with aerial photographs followed by the application of a Geographical Information System (GIS) to describe or verify the forest conditions. Besides the above, this division continues to fulfi ll its main functions in Licensing, Surveying, Mapping, Geographical Information System (GIS) Development and Remote Sensing Applications, as well as the implementation and monitoring of Reduced Impact Logging (RIL). There had been an appreciable degree of progress on work achieved and implemented in 2007. As usual, all forest mapping, remote sensing and GIS activities are documented including the listing of all map updates, map production, database management and systems development. Also summarized, are the licenses and coupe permits issued in 2007 and an overview of fi eld activities implemented under the RMK 9 as well as duties and tasks carried out relating to RIL operations.

Launching of The State-Level Planting of Mangrove Trees and Other Suitable Species At Meruntum Rest Area, Lok KawiThe management of coastal areas and mangrove forests needs the expertise of various agencies including non-governmental organization (NGOs) involved in the management of forests, land, drainage, as well as research. Corporations and NGOs can contribute towards the effort to conserve and protect coastal areas due to the high cost of maintaining and conserving them. Of the 340,000 ha of mangrove forests in Sabah, 320,521.56 ha had already been gazetted as Permanent Forest Reserves. The initiative to replant mangrove species in the non-gazetted areas such as Lok Kawi, would surely assist the Government towards managing the mangrove forest reserve on a permanent basis. However, the need to enhance public awareness on the functions of mangrove forests, and the love for the natural environment, must be instilled at all levels of society including students and young children. Therefore, all relevant government agencies and those with the technical knowledge ought to create community-related activities especially through forestry and environmental education programmes. The devastating

tsunami tragedy of Dec 26, 2004, that hit the shores of 18 nations including Malaysia, is a good reminder of a natural disaster etched in the people’s minds. Although human kind cannot prevent tsunamis from happening, they could minimize the damaging impact by forming natural barriers through the planting or conserving of mangrove trees. The mangrove replanting project aims to provide support towards the restoration of degraded mangroves, management-planning activities, stability of the ecosystem and promotion of public awareness. In commemoration of the project, The Chief Minister of Sabah launched “The State-Level Planting of Mangrove Trees and Other Suitable Species” project at Meruntum Rest Area, Lok Kawi, Putatan on the 5th July 2007 and also launched a book on “Sabah’s Mangrove Forests” that contains the documentation of Sabah’s mangrove ecosystems and other species. The Federal Government had allocated a special fund of RM40 million under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (MP) period for the restoration of mangroves located in sheltered coasts throughout Malaysia. A total of RM5 million have been allocated to the Sabah Forestry Department for this purpose.

The Chief Minister of Sabah Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Hj. Aman, launching the book on “Sabah’s Mangrove Forests” at Meruntum

The Chief Minister of Sabah assisted by the Director of Forestry, Datuk Sam Mannan, planting Bakau Minyak (Rhizophora apiculata) at The State-Level launching of The Planting of Mangrove Trees and Other Suitable Species at Meruntum Rest Area, Lok Kawi

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Forest Mapping And Harvesting Section

The Forest Mapping and Harvesting Section consists of 4 units which includes: the Cartography Unit, GIS Unit, Remote Sensing Unit and the Forest Harvesting Unit. The Forest Resource Accounting Unit was formed in November 2007 to manage forest resource accounting and information.

Main ActivitiesAmong the main activities carried out throughout the year were:• Forest Resource Accounting System Development,• Forest Harvesting Planning in Malua Forest Reserve,• Mapping of Flora in Pulau Balembangan and Pulau

Mabul,• Mapping of Mangrove Forests,• Forest Stratification,• Forest Cover Mapping,• Forest Landuse Mapping,• Thematic Map Production,• Forest Reserve Boundary Demarcation,• Integrated Spatial Data Processing System (ISDPS)

Development, • Proposed Forest Reserves Gazettement,• Comprehensive Harvesting Plan Approval,• Registration of CHP Contractors and RIL Logging

Contractors,• Forest Harvesting Operation, Auditing, Monitoring and

Compliance, and• Establishment of “Survey Team” and Boundary

Demarcation of Kebun Cina Forest Reserve.

1. Forest Resource Accounting System DevelopmentThe Forest Resource Accounting System Development project is funded by the Federal Government under the Ninth Malaysian Plan Development Programme. The objective of the project is to develop a “Forest Resource Accounting System” as a tool for forest policy makers and managers to formulate forest policies and management decisions. The scope of the project is to develop 4 types of accounts, i.e. 1. Forest Resource Area Account, 2. Timber Volume Account, 3. Timber Value Account, and 4. Carbon Stock Account.

The project comprises of 4 components, i.e. 1. system analysis and modeling, 2. system design and programming, 3. data acquisition and interpretation, and 4. data conversion and automation. In November 2007, the system analysis and modeling component was completed. Prior to it, a two-day workshop was held in which a guiding principle for the modeling was concluded. The system design and programming component commenced in the early 4th quarter of the year and is scheduled to be completed in June 2008. Data acquisition and interpretation will be done by the RS Unit in 2008 until 2009, where a total of 9 scenes of SPOT5 (5 meter resolution) will be identified and to be purchased from the Malaysian Remote Sensing Center (MACRES). Meanwhile the GIS Unit will assist in data conversion and automation.

Class Type of Forest Reserve Approximate Area (Ha)

Class IClass IIClass IIIClass IVClass VClass VIClass VII

Protection ForestCommercial ForestDomestic ForestAmenity ForestMangrove ForestVirgin Jungle ReserveWildlife Reserve

364,766.0002,665,886.000

7,355.00021,284.246

320,521.56092,400.700

132,653.000

Grand Total: 3,604,866.506

* Includes reclassification of forest reserves and areas to be gazetted as PFE.

Table 18.1: Permanent Forest Estate in Sabah

In 2007, the Forest Resource Area Account was updated, analysed and compiled. The account demonstrates that 4.32 million hectares of Sabah are covered by forests. Out of this, 3.60 million hectares are designated as Permanent Forest Estate (PFE) as indicated in Table 18.1 and Fig.18.1. The trend of forest reserve gazettement since 1925 is illustrated in Chart 18.1. It shows an increasing trend from 2,482,906 hectares (approx.) in 1925 to 3,604,866.506 hectares (approx.) in 2007.

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2. Forest Harvesting Planning in Malua Forest ReserveThis is a continuation of 2006’s activities where the Sabah Forestry Department was given the task to assist the Sabah Foundation in its harvesting of an area of 26,716 hectares in Malua Forest Reserve within 18 months, using RIL techniques. The implementation was supervised under a joint-management RIL Technical Committee between the Sabah Forestry Department and the Sabah Foundation. The Remote Sensing Unit assisted in the forest stratification works (Fig.18.2), while the GIS Unit assisted in the preparation of compartment boundaries. The area was divided into 73 compartments. In 2006, a total number of 19 compartments of Comprehensive Harvesting Plan (CHP) data were compiled and stored in GIS database while the remaining 54 compartments covering an area of 20,030 hectares, had the exercise completed in September 2007. Fig.18.3 shows a CHP map of Compartment 32, Malua Forest Reserve.

Fig. 18.2 : Stratum map of Malua Forest Reserve

Fig. 18.3 : CHP map of Compartment 32, Malua Forest Reserve

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The Forest Harvesting Unit assisted in the planning and supervision of the preparation of CHPs. Under the strict supervision and assistance from SFD staff and officers, Sabah Foundation through its 3 CHP contractors, had managed to complete the preparation of CHPs by the end of September 2007, which was only 2 weeks behind schedule (Chart 18.2). Harvesting under RIL has since ceased on 31st December, 2007 in conformity with the policy decision announced on 15th March, 2006 by the State Cabinet.

3. Mapping of Flora in Pulau Balembangan and Pulau MabulUnder the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry (NRE), a Project entitled “Flora and Fauna Mapping in Pulau Balembangan and Pulau Mabul” was carried out. The Sabah Forestry Department was requested to map out the present status of the islands’ vegetation. The SPOT5 image for both locations was supplied by MACRES. These images were taken on 19th April 2007 and were used to classify the vegetation and the land use for Pulau Balembangan. Nonetheless, the field verification work is scheduled to commence in April 2008. The aerial photographs of both areas have also been used for comprehensive mapping of tree species and its distribution on the islands. The preliminary map of vegetation types in Pulau Balembangan is shown in Fig.18.4.

Fig. 18.4 : Preliminary Map of Vegetation Types on Pulau Balembangan

Chart 18.2: Progress of CHP preparation in Malua FR

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4. Mapping of Mangrove ForestsUnder the Ninth Malaysian Plan, a project entitled “Preparation of Mangroves Management Plan in Sabah”, had two main tasks initialized i.e. re-mapping of mangrove forest reserve boundary, which includes mapping out the mangrove reserve boundary and the current status of mangrove forests; and the mapping of mangrove species distribution. A total of 26 SPOT5 (10 m) scenes were acquired to delinate the present mangrove forest distribution throughout the state. The first task of transferring the Mangrove Forest Reserve boundary to 1 to 50,000 scale was carried out by the Cartography Unit, whereas the mapping of current mangrove forests, was carried out by the Remote Sensing Unit. This task is expected to be completed by March 2008. It will then be vectorised and analyzed by the GIS Unit.

No. Path/Row Date of Image Satellite/Sensor Area

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.

297/340298/337297/339296/339298/338298/339

299/335/3299/337300/336300/337301/337301/338301/342302/338302/339302/341303/339303/340303/341304/339304/340304/341305/339305/340297/340299/336

3 Mar 20076 Jun 2006

26 Jun 200719 Nov 20067 Jul 20067 Jul 2006

19 Apr 20075 Jun 2007

15 Mar 200715 Mar 200712 May 200612 May 20062 May 200614 Jul 200614 Jul 200614 Jul 200618 Jun 200618 Jun 20066 Mar 200611 Dec 200617 May 20064 Aug 200622 Oct 200513 Dec 200516 Dec 200511 Jun 2007

SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)SPOT5 Multispectral (10 m)

WestonKota Belud_AbaiBeaufort_BinsulukLabuanSulaman_KKBeaufort_PaparBalembanganKota MaruduBengkokaPaitan_JembonganSugutBeluranTawau (Nunukan)SandakanSandakan_ElopuraTawauTrusan KinabatanganLahad DatuTimbun MataKuala SegamaTunkuSempornaKuala MaruapSahabatWeston2Kudat_Bangi

5. Forest StratificationIn 2007, the forest reserves area that were stratified included: Malua Forest Reserve, Ulu Segama Forest Reserve, Ulu Kalumpang Forest Reserve, Timimbang Forest Reserve (Part B) and Botitian Forest Reserve. Forest stratification was done based on a project basis and was carried out using multiple data sources such as aerial photos and satellite imageries. For instance, the Ulu Segama and Malua Forest Reserves (Fig. 18.5) were stratified into 4 forest strata classes i.e. stratum 1 (Good Forest: 180 m3/ha); Stratum 2 (Moderate Forest: 90 m3/ha); Stratum 3 (Poor Forest: 60 m3/ha) and Stratum 4 (Very Poor Forest: 20 m3/ha). Whereas based on the number of trees per ha of 40 cm dbh and above, this translates as: Stratum 1 (> 9 trees/ha); Stratum 2 (7 to 9 trees/ha); Stratum 3 (5 to 6 trees/ha) dan Stratum 4 (< 4 trees/ha). Other classification includes Secondary Forests and Forest Plantations.

Table 18.2 : List of Acquired SPOT5 Images for Mangrove Management Project

Fig. 18.5 : Ulu Segama Malua Forest Stratification Map

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6. Forest Cover MappingIn preparation of a forest baseline data for calculating carbon stocks and remaining forested areas in Sabah, an effort was made in 2007 to map forest cover in the 1980s and 1990s as shown in Fig.18.6. The purpose is to calculate the rate of deforestation within this time period. A combination of datasets was used to extract and to map the forest cover using GIS techniques i.e. forest inventory data, satellite imageries and land use datasets from the Department of Agriculture. A general view of forested areas in the 1990s was used for this purpose.

7. Forest Landuse MappingAs of 2007, the data on forest functions within the SFMLA holders based on forest zoning is shown in Fig.18.7. This also includes the preliminary forest zoning for Ulu Segama–Malua SFM project area.

Fig. 18.6 : Satellite Image Map of Sabah. (Based on 1990s series of LandsatTM Imageries)

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8. Thematic Map ProductionA total of 824 thematic maps was produced in 2007 as shown in Table 18.3.

Types of thematic maps

Map size

TotalA0 A3 A4

Digital(jpg/bmp)

Forest Management (FMP documentation)• USM SFM Project• Timimbang Forest Restoration Project• Tangkulap-Pinangah• Ulu Kalumpang• NBT• Bonggaya• Trus Madi

25

40102010351515

36562 - -12

101152612351527

Forest Landuse 46 16 62

Forest License (Form I, Form IIB , SFMLA) 200 200

Forest Strata/Vegetation 15 6 21

GPS Location 80 15 95

Others 45 30 100 40 215

Total 116 190 380 138 824

9. Forest Reserve Boundary DemarcationTo date, a total of 49 forest reserves had been surveyed and demarcated, accounting to a total length of 1,307,730.32 meters (refer Table 18.4). Out of this, a total length of 496,790.00 meters were surveyed and demarcated in 2007.

Year Name of Forest Reserve Class Perimeter (m)District Forestry

OfficeL.S. No.

Price per meter (RM)

Total Cost (RM)

1999

Mt. PockMerisuliGunung LumakuTenompokKawangMatunggongLajongTanjongTinagatMandamaiUlu KalumpangUlu TelupidLamag

IVIII

IIIIIIVIIIIIIII

IV

23,680.008,200.00

31,430.0019,629.0020,654.00

9,150.008,450.009,120.00

20,100.0024,842.0048,960.0039,442.0028,997.00

SempornaUlu Segama-MaluaTenomRanauKota KinabaluKudatKudatTawauTawauPitasKunakTelupidKota Kinabatangan

99194512991945879919468999194506991945539919455699194581991945599919450899194511991946959919450999194692

3.68 3.68

3.68 3.68 3.40

2.83 2.86 2.83 2.70

3.90 3.68 3.25 3.34

87,024.0030,135.00

115,505.2572,136.5870,205.1025,875.0024,125.0025,800.0054,250.0097,000.00

179,928.00128,326.00

96,991.00

Sub Total 292,654.00

2001

DeramakotLipasoBukit Taviu

IIII

61,444.0039,039.0043,632.32

DeramakotTelupidRanau

991945159919449499194700

3.20 3.06

3.40

196,620.80119,386.47148,144.50

TamparuliTatahan

II

7,293.27 Kota KinabaluKota Kinabalu

9919455899194560

3.22 15,029.00

8,481.60

Siaungau & MesapolTawaiUlu KalumpangMilian LabauMt. Pock

VIII

VII

19,040.0049,640.0017,242.0027,145.0053,829.73

BeaufortTelupidKunakSookSemporna

9919460099194505991946959919461899194512

3.47 2.97

3.30 2.94 3.64

65,973.60147,315.00

56,915.2579,806.00

195,829.73


2002

Sungai SerudongMt. AndrassyKretamMt. ConnerKliasMt. Wullerdorf

II

VIIII

42,898.0030,183.00

8,275.0011,910.0029,510.0047,575.00

SerudongTawauKota KinabatanganSempornaBeaufortTawau

991946919919469499194578991944969919469099194693

2.77 3.00 2.63

2.73 4.50

2.96

118,888.0090,548.0021,721.8832,514.30

132,795.00140,920.50


Table 18.3 : Thematic maps produced in 2007

Table 18.4 : List of surveyed and demarcated forest reserve boundaries

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Year Name of Forest Reserve Class Perimeter (m)District Forestry

OfficeL.S. No.

Price per meter (RM)

Total Cost (RM)

2003 Lungmanis VI 15,330.00 Sandakan 99194612 2.80 42,924.00

Sub Total 15,330.00

2005 Lungmanis VI 14,300.00 Sandakan 99194612 2.80 40,040.00

Sub Total 14,300.00

2007

Lema’asMelawaringTambaluguTamalangLabuanKitabuLoroSg.SimpangGomantong, Materis Bod Tai, Keruak & PangiMt.CochraneUlu KukutKelawatBotitianGarinonoLabukSg.SapiLeilaMt.WalkerLungmanisTrus MadiTimimbang

IIIVII

IIIIIIVIVIVIVI

IIVII

VIVIVIII

VIIIII

34,300.0014,690.00

7,225.005,040.007,500.00

33,710.0033,710.0023,865.0030,170.00

27,600.0017,280.00

8,410.0023,600.0011,760.00

5,110.0016,565.0010,665.00

7,760.0066,340.00 54,800.0056,690.00

Kota KinabaluKota KinabaluPitasKudatKudatKudatKudatKota KinabatanganKota Kinabatangan

Kota MaruduKota BeludKota BeludBeluranSandakanSandakanTelupidSandakanSandakanSandakanTambunanBeluran

991945559919458599194504991945619919455499194581991945819919459699194606

99194495991946409919449099194698991945759919458099194608991944929919449799194612

99194519

2.63 2.63

3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20

3.20

2.94 2.94

2.94 3.20

2.63 2.63 2.63 2.63

3.27 3.27

3.40 3.20

90,037.5038,561.2523,120.0016,128.0024,000.00

107,872.00107,872.00

76,368.0096,544.00

81,144.0050,803.0024,725.4075,520.0030,870.0013,413.7543,483.2527,995.6525,344.16

216,931.80186,320.00181,408.00


Grand Total 1,307,730.32

10. Integrated Spatial Data Processing System (ISDPS) DevelopmentTo facilitate forest map production, the supply of workstations and peripherals for ISDPS was tendered out at a cost of RM 167,000.00. The ISDPS focused on supplying and the maintenance of AO sized Scanner (with R2V), Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) workstations used in forest mapping and updating. A system requirement studies and design application workflow that caters for the customization of the above-mentioned spatial data processing application system, was conducted and participated by two (2) GIS/RS officers.

11. Proposed Forest Reserves GazettmentA total area of 9,264.79 hectares of Stateland was approved by the State Cabinet in 2007 to be gazetted as Forest Reserves and 1,230 hectares of Sipitang Forest Reserve (Class II) was regazetted as Class I (refer Table 18.5). Out of this, a total of 5,168 hectares (out of the total proposed area) had been proposed to be gazetted as Class I Forest Reserves in 2007.

Name of FR Class Area (Hectares) Remarks

Gumantong-Guluang-GesusuBukit HampuanApi-Api/Klias (Bakau)GanuiPulau MalawaliSg. Lasun dan Pulau EvansSepilok TambahanPulau Seranga & Pulau TabunSipitangBatu PunggulKerangasHutan Lipur Khazanah (FDHQ)

Class IClass IClass IClass IClass VClass VClass VIClass IVClass I

Class IVClass VIClass IV

590.001,253.002,095.00

330.00791.00

3,856.56106.70

34.00900.00150.00380.00

8.53

Stateland - KudatStateland - RanauStateland - BeaufortFormerly Sipitang F.R.Stateland - Kudat/Bengkoka (island)Formerly Fishery Reserves – Lahad DatuSepilok Botanical Garden - Sandakan.Stateland – Lahad Datu (island)Formerly Sipitang F.R.Stateland – TibowStateland – NabawanGovernment Gazetted Land – Sandakan.

Total: 10,494.79

Some parts of Gunung Rara Forest Reserve (Class II) and Sg. Pinangah Forest Reserve (Class II) were proposed to be reclassified as Class I and to be named as Imbak Canyon Forest Reserve, which covers an estimated area of approximately 16,750 hectares. With the inclusion of the additional areas approved to be gazetted, the total area of Permanent Forest Reserve in Sabah is now approximately 3,604,866.506 hectares (refer to Table 18.1).

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Table 18.5 : List of Statelands and Forest Reserves approved to be gazetted and regazetted


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12. Comprehensive Harvesting Plan ApprovalA total number of 79 CHPs, which is about 32,792.49 hectares were approved in 2007. Table 18.6 shows a summary of the Comprehensive Harvesting Plans (CHP) issued, approved and implemented in 2007. The largest part comes from the Sabah Foundation concession areas. This is followed by KTS, Timberwell Berhad and Deramakot Forest Reserve.

Forestry District Licensee Forest ReserveNo. of CHPs

Area (ha)

SookKota KinabatanganKota MaruduLahad DatuSandakanSandakanSipitangTenom

Yayasan SabahYayasan SabahTimberwell BerhadYayasan SabahJabatan Perhutanan SabahKTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd.SFIMakmuran Sdn. Bhd.

Sg. Pinangah F.R.Malua F.R.Lingkabau F.R.Malua F.R.Deramakot F.R.Segaliud Lokan F.R.Ulu Sg. Padas F.R.Ulu Sg. Padas F.R.

3235

315354

1,594.57 8,599.00 1,500.00 12,200.00 1,944.54

585.00 4,794.97 1,574.41

Total 79 32,792.49

13. Registration of CHP Contractors and RIL Logging ContractorsContractors implementing the RIL system must be registered and certified by the Sabah Forestry Department. The contractor registration is renewable annually through an evaluation process whereby, the workers records of experience and training are checked. This is the basic and general requirements of the RIL system and work procedure. In 2007, there were only seven contractors registered as CHP contractors and RIL contractors. All were involved in the preparation of CHPs. Four of these contractors namely Makmuran Sdn. Bhd., KTS, Rakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd. and Timberwell Berhad were the key players in implementing RIL techniques throughout 2007.

Name of contractorRegistration

Validity UntilCHP RIL Logging

Makmuran Sdn. Bhd.KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd.Timberwell Forest Sdn. Bhd.Green Environmental ConsultKenangan Cergas (M) Bhd.Telantang GemilangRakyat Berjaya Sdn. Bhd.

YesYesYesYesYesYesYes

YesYesYesNoNoNoYes

22 Jan 2009 23 Mar 2008

Apr 200828 Aug 2008 24 Sept 2006 28 Aug 2008 28 Mar 2008

14. Forest Harvesting Operation, Auditing, Monitoring and ComplianceFor 2007, apart from the Yayasan Sabah area, three different areas were also inspected, namely Timberwell Berhad, Makmuran Sdn. Bhd. and SFI. The total areas covered in the inspection was about 3,540 hectares divided into 8 compartments. The total number of skid trails (SKT) constructed was about 393 with a total length of 127,782.70 meters. The estimated number of harvestable trees based on the CHP was about 13,711 trees with an estimated total volume of 114,724.60 m3. The actual production derived from the inspected areas was 7,410 logs which is only 54% of the estimates in the CHP. The actual volume produced was 39,229.67 m3 or about 34% of the estimates. The recovery rate was low due to the fact that the areas identified for harvesting especially for Timberwell and Makmuran were logged over forests whereby the percentage of defect trees was high. The damage calculated due to construction of SKT is ranging from 2.8% to 3.5% which is below the allowed figure of 6% maximum. The calculation is based on the net logged areas.

Licenses Compt. No.Area (Ha.)

No. of SKT

Length (m)Tree Est.

(tree)Vol. Est.

(m3)

Tree Felled (tree)

Actual Volume (m3)

Timberwell BerhadMakmuran Sdn. Bhd.SFI

20, 70, 107799 Blk. R, P, K & Q

P 61 Blk. C

7501,5741,016

98195100

27,318.7054,24556,220

1,4064,7097,596

9,704.8636,574.1068,445.67

2754,5662,569

880.05 25,446.62 12,903.00

Total 3,340 393 137,783.7 13,711 114,724.6 7,410 39,229.67 ,

Table 18.6 : Summary of CHPs approved in 2007

Table 18.7 : Registered CHP Contractors and RIL Logging Contractors for 2007

Table 18.8 : Field Compliance Inspection.

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15. Establishment of “Survey Team” and Boundary Demarcation of Kebun Cina Forest ReserveThe launching of the “Survey Team” and Boundary Demarcation of Kebun Cina Forest Reserve, was held on 14th June 2007. This event was officiated by the Director of Forestry, Datuk Sam Mannan. The “Survey Team” was established on 11th

July 2006 with a total of 16 trained staff for survey works. This “Survey Team” is under the supervision of the Head of Forest Resource Management Division. However, the placement of members of the survey team is still maintained at their respective stations.

Datuk Sam Mannan launching the “Survey Team” and Boundary Demarcation of Kebun Cina Forest Reserve, in Sandakan

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LicencesThe issuance of timber licences, coupe permits, and the Occupation Permits continued to be carried out in 2007. These licences are issued in accordance with Section (24) of the Forest Enactment. As in 2006, coupe permit issuance dominated the type of extraction permits issued in 2007. Coupe permits are issued to the long-term licencees under the Sustainable Forest Management Agreement (SFMLA). In 2007, there were (17) SFMLAs and Long Term Licence Agreement (LTLAs) licencees and an additional (6) forest areas managed directly by the Forestry Department, making it a new total of 23 altogether. A total of 126 coupe permits were issued by the Forestry Department in 2007. This involved a total area of 106,329 hectares which was slightly higher than the previous year (2006). As shown in Table 18.9, most of the coupe permits were from the Benta Wawasan and Yayasan Sabah areas. Other long-term licencees under the SFMLA, which were quite active in 2007, were Bornion Timber Sdn Bhd, Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd, Timberwell Berhad and TSH Resources. These coupe permits allow the licencees to undertake various forestry activities such as Industrial Tree Plantations, Harvesting and Silvicultural Tending/Treatments, Forest Restoration and Enrichment Planting, Agro-Forestry Establishment, Nursery Development and Helicopter Logging. Under the SFMLA, the coupe permit’s validity for these forestry activities spans between 3 to 30 years depending on the usage or type of activities being prescribed. However, most of the SFMLA coupe permits have a validity of 15 years, on average. Apart from issuing coupe permits, in 2007, the department had also licenced out 4,573.00 hectares of Form I licences under Forest Reserves (FR), 3,110.00 hectares under Stateland and 1,497.19 hectares under alienated lands. In 2007, a total of 9,054.81 hectares were issued with this type of licence, which is a reduction of 5,814.00 hectares as compared to 2006, of 14,868 hectares. The list of Form I licences issued in 2007, is as shown in Table 18.10. Apart from issuing coupe permits and Form I licences, the department had also issued Form 2B licences to private land owners. Such a permit allows the land owners to remove logs from their lands for their own use or for commercial purposes. In 2007, a total of 255 Form 2B licences covering an area of 73,546 hectares were issued by the department. This type of licence produced 163,719 logs with an approximate volume of 252,863 m3 of timber and a total of 373,063 metric tonnes of pulpwood respectively as shown in Table 18.11. Comparatively, the production of timber under Form 2B licences in 2007 had decreased significantly compared to 2006’s achievement of 449,823 m3. Nonetheless, there was a notable increase in the production of pulpwood in 2007. This may be attributed to less new lands being opened up for agricultural development. Overall, the number of timber licences issued was on a decreasing trend in 2007. The decline was attributed to the dwindling of areas available for logging, conservation policies, or availability of land to be opened-up for agricultural purposes.The “Survey Team”

The Director of Forestry at the exhibition


Annual Report 2007

132

District Licensee License No. Coupe No. Locality FR(ha)SL

(ha)Date issued Expiry date

Kalabakan

Benta Wawasan Sdn Bhd

JP(TKA)122/96(CO)TWU10/07TWU11/07TWU12/07

Gunung Rara FRUlu Segama FRUlu Segama FR

534880396

11.04.200705.04.200705.04.2007

10.04.203731.12.200731.12.2007

JP(TKA)122/96(CO)

TWU16/06TWU16/07

Kalabakan FR940

2,10619.01.200711.05.2007

17.03.203716.05.2037

TWU17/07 Gunung Rara FR 1,857 21.06.2007 20.06.2037

JP(TKA)122/96(CO)JP(TKA)122/96(CO)JP(TKA)122/96(CO)JP(TKA)122/96(CO)JP(TKA)122/96(CO)

TWU20/06TWU21/06TWU22/06TWU26/07TWU33/06

Ulu Segama FRUlu Segama FRUlu Segama FRKalabakan FRUlu Segama FR

488431493

2,971382

03.04.200703.04.200703.04.200717.07.200703.04.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.200716.07.202331.12.2007

JP(TKA)122/96(CO)TWU35/07TWU36/07

Kalabakan FRGunung Rara FR

1,9961,543

24.08.200728.08.2007

23.08.200827.08.2037

JP(TKA)122/96(CO)TWU37/04TWU39/07

Kalabakan FRGunung Rara FR

2,8831,769

28.08.200728.08.2007

27.08.203727.08.2037

JP(TKA)122/96(CO) TWU41/06A Kalabakan FR 4,154 27.03.2007 26.03.2010

Sapulut Forest Development Sdn Bhd

SFMLA04/97TWU13/07TWU15/07

Sapulut FRSapulut FR

4,208411

25.04.200703.05.2007

24.04.202202.05.2022

SFMLA04/97SFMLA04/97SFMLA04/97

TWU40/07TWU22/07

TWU41/07A

Sapulut FRSapulut FRSapulut FR

262139

0

13.09.200717.05.200724.10.2007

12.09.202216.05.202224.10.2022

Yayasan Sabah

SFMLA09/97 SDK09/04 Kuamut FR 1,114 20.10.2007 19.10.2009

SFMLA09/97TWU18/2002

TWU37/06Kalabakan FRGunung Rara FR

1,953850

20.07.200701.02.2007

19.05.200831.01.2010

Tibow Sapulut Forest Development Sdn Bhd SFMLA04/97TWU41/07TWU48/07

Sapulut FRSapulut FR

3971,653

13.09.200727.09.2007

12.09.202226.09.2022

Total 34,810

Lahad Datu Yayasan Sabah

SFMLA09/97

TWU01/07TWU02/07TWU03/07TWU04/07TWU05/07TWU06/07TWU07/07TWU08/07TWU09/07

Malua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FR

414188472167303300248338523

04.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.200704.01.2007

30.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.200730.06.2007

SFMLA09/97(LD)

TWU18/07TWU19/07TWU20/07TWU21/07TWU23/07TWU24/07TWU28/07TWU29/07TWU30/07TWU32/07TWU33/07TWU34/07TWU42/07TWU43/07TWU44/07TWU45/07TWU46/07TWU47/07TWU49/07TWU50/07TWU51/07TWU52/07TWU53/07TWU54/07TWU55/07

Malua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FRMalua FR

309386460550506349211547425367263299335462366422396425568328496435361243312

29.06.200729.06.200709.05.200709.05.200729.06.200729.06.200725.07.200725.07.200725.07.200715.08.200715.08.200715.08.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200710.10.200710.10.200710.10.200710.10.200710.10.200710.10.200710.10.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.2007

Total 12,774

Table 18.9: List of coupes in 2007

133

District Licensee License No. Coupe No. Locality FR(ha) SL(ha)

Date issued Expiry date

Sipitang Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd JP(KSG)107/96(CO)

KBU01/07KBU02/07KBU03/07KBU04/07KBU05/07

Sipitang FR

3,353.5651,095.753,781.97

642.81597.89

02.07.200709.05.200726.06.200706.08.200713.08.2007

01.07.202208.05.202225.06.202205.08.202212.08.2022

PitasThe North Borneo Timbers Corporation Bhd

SFMLA05/97 KDT01/07KDT10/07

Paitan FRPaitan FR

1,256456

21.05.200715.11.2007

20.05.202214.11.2037

Kota Marudu Timberwell Bhd SFMLA06/97

KDT02/07KDT04/07KDT05/07KDT07/07

Lingkabau FR

350411.04452.98

300

19.07.200727.09.200727.09.200724.10.2007

18.07.202226.09.202226.09.202223.10.2022

Sook

Bornion Timber Sdn. Bhd. SFMLA03/97

KGU01/07KGU02/07KGU04/07KGU05/07KGU06/07KGU07/07KGU08/07

Ulu Sg.Milian FR

385.12425.39407.41616.51436.63362.44383.63

14.05.200714.05.200714.05.200714.05.200714.05.200714.05.200714.05.2007

13.05.202213.05.202213.05.202213.05.202213.05.202213.05.202213.05.2022

Yayasan SabahK.M. Hybrid Plantation Sdn Bhd

SFMLA09/97SFMLA01/04

KGU10/07KGU15/07

Sg. Pinangah FRSook Plain FR

4,779437

27.06.200703.12.2007

26.06.201202.12.2027

Nabawan Yayasan Sabah SFMLA09/97 KGU09/07 Sg. Pinangah FR 5,710 21.06.2007 26.06.2012

Keningau Makmuran Sdn Bhd COKG2/91 KGU18/07 Ulu Padas FR 126.2 29.06.2007 31.12.2007

Total 26,767.42

Beluran TSH Resources Bhd SFMLFA07/97

SDK08/07SDK27/07SDK37/07SDK41/07SDK28/07SDK51/07

Ulu Tongod FR

236.49268.7

219.22294.7

156301.15

10.04.200710.07.200709.08.200704.09.200723.07.200727.09.2007

09.04.202209.07.202210.08.202203.09.202222.07.202226.09.2022

DeramakotLebihasil Sdn Bhd

SFMLA01/05 SDK04/07

Sg. Pinangah FR

104 05.01.2007 04.01.2022

SFMLA01/05

SDK05/07SDK06/07SDK29/07SDK30/07

69546380

05.01.200705.01.200723.07.200723.07.2007

04.01.202204.01.202222.07.202222.07.2022

Sandakan KTS Plantation Sdn Bhd JP(SLK)125/93(CO) SDK11/07 Segaliud Lokan FR 1,078.9 17.04.2007 16.04.2022

Kota Kinabatangan

Yayasan Sabah SFMLA09/97

SDK03/07 Malua FR 489 04.01.2007 30.06.2007

SDK10/07SDK12/07SDK13/07SDK14/07SDK15/07SDK16/07SDK17/07SDK20/07SDK21/07

Kuamut FR

5,677511471304465

3,590349216420

20.04.200709.05.200709.05.200709.05.200709.05.200721.05.200725.05.200701.06.200701.06.2007

19.04.201231.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200720.05.201024.05.201031.12.200731.12.2007

SDK22/07SDK23/07SDK24/07SDK25/07

Malua FR

444416325397

01.06.200719.06.200729.06.200729.06.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.2007

SDK26/06 Kuamut FR 5,221 18.01.2007 17.01.2010

SDK26/07SDK31/07SDK32/07

Malua FR447289382

29.06.200724.07.200724.07.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.2007

SDK33/07 Kuamut FR 3,225 24.07.2007 23.07.2012

SDK34/07SDK35/07SDK36/07SDK38/07SDK39/07

Malua FR

433502464346340

25.07.200725.07.200725.07.200715.08.200715.08.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.2007

Total 28,648.16

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Annual Report 2007

134

District Licensee License No. Coupe No. Locality FR(ha)SL

(ha)Date issued Expiry date

Kota Kinabatangan

Yayasan Sabah SFMLA09/97

SDK40/07SDK42/07SDK43/07SDK44/07SDK45/07SDK46/07SDK47/07SDK48/07SDK49/07SDK50/07

Malua FR

197501107312285468436355318477

16.08.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.200721.09.2007

31.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.200731.12.2007

Total 3,456

Grand Total 106,329.38

District Licensee License No. Locality FR(Ha) SL(Ha) AL (Ha) Date issued Expiry date

Nabawan Dapatsaba Sdn BhdArena Dayamas S/BK.K. Cerah Sdn BhdCaya Jadi Sdn BhdSyarikat Mitabang

JP(NNN)007/2006(F1)JP(NNN)009/2006(F1)JP(NNN)010/2006(F1)JP(NNN)011/2006(F1)JP(NNN)012/2006(F1)

Sg.Talangkai, Pensiangan FRSg.Mesopoh, Pensiangan FRSg.Mesopoh, Pensiangan FRSg.Mesopoh, Pensiangan FRSg.Mesopoh, Pensiangan FR

846.15956.34188.16958.04998.70

05.06.200704.01.200729.01.200708.01.200716.04.2007

04.06.200803.01.200928.01.200907.01.200915.04.2009

Ranau

Hj. Abdul Samad bin Mesinggi dan 240 peserta

JP(KRN)003/2007(F1) Kg.Tagibang,Kg.Melinsau Darat

3,110.45 19.03.2007 31.03.2008

Hutan Tropika S/B JP(KRN)007/2007(F1) Kg.Kodop Lama, Ranau 1,195.00 12.11.2007 11.11.2008

Beluran Joseph Paulus LantipDigiinfo Sdn Bhd

JP(SBN)004/2007(F1)JP(SBN)013/2006(F1)

Kg.Kaingaran Ulu Sugut, BeluranSg.Bonggaya, Bonggaya FR

499.78

302.19 18.07.200701.03.2007

17.07.200831.08.2007

Total 4,447.17 3,110.45 1,497.19

District No. of Licences Area (Ha) No. of Logs Total Volume

(m3)Pulp Wood

(metric tonne)

Kota KinabatanganBeluranTongodTelupidSandakanRanauKota KinabaluBeaufortSipitangPitasKota MaruduKudatKeningauNabawanTenomSookTambunanLahad DatuTawauKalabakanTibowSerudongKunak

242515

48

381413

6833

1221

39574

1712

31

1,791.443,389.281,107.87

805.15628.37717.80308.49

4,193.5270.15

4,107.521,996.044,211.121,157.821,519.00

44.83423.38

54.08873.98

97.2144,979.04

745.87319.06

5.03

19,03232,11413,980

4,4892,518

14,5133,0993,666

3075,333

8164,0794,105

12,330420

4,4711,6083,5234,393

16,9798,6792,877

388

20,807.6533,448.5529,349.81

8,306.893,765.12

27,095.676,230.454,040.823,454.09

23,341.221,459.59

258.034,976.28

20,921.49818.37

6,502.582,685.505,962.672,665.13

26,410.3517,590.62

2,550.84221.33

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363,743.10320.00

9,000.00 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total 255 73,546.05 163,719 252,863.05 373,063.10

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Table 18.10 : List of Form 1 licences issued in 2007

Table 18.11 : Summary of Form 2B licences issued in 2007

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Appointment of Contract OfficersOne (1) contract officer of scale J17, was appointed to assist in the mapping of Mangrove Reserves and satellite image analyses. Two(2) permanent officers of scale J17 were also recruited and posted to the FRM Division to do forest resource mapping work.

Practical TrainingPractical training was given to two (2) students of University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) and four (4) students from Geomatica College (Kuala Lumpur). They were given various exercises with regard to the workflow of forest map production. Actual work on Comprehensive Harvesting Plan preparation, GIS, RS and cartography’s activities were part of the training syllabus.

Courses and TrainingTo strengthen knowledge and skills of GIS and RS technicians in various aspects of forest information analysis and processing, five (5) courses were organized by the FRM Division. In addition, a briefing on the application of GPS and survey equipments in forest boundary survey, was organized to strengthen the skills of the survey team, in September 2007.

No. Course

1.2.3.4.5.6.

R2V ArcGISForest Resources Mapping using Advance RS/GIS TechniquesKaedah Pengambilan Cerapan GPSFundamental GIS/RSTaklimat Survey dan penggunaan Alat Ukur GPS dalam Kerja-Kerja Ukur Sempadan Hutan Simpan.

Table 18.12 : List of courses organized by the FRM Division in 2007

Field training on survey equipment calibration technique at Labuan (11 September 2007)

Briefing on Data Acquisition and Processing Method using Global Positioning System (GPS)at Sandakan (2 October 2007)


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