Message from the Chief Conservator of Forests

Therefore, using Deramakot as a bench mark, we are pursuing the extension of the model to all 27 Forest Management Units (FMU), i.e., all forest reserves in Sabah. Since the official launching of our SFM policy in 1997, we have achieved some success, which includes: having proper management plans for the commercial forest reserves (Class II) and implementation of reduced impact logging. Under the Department's direct management, it has ventured into more SFM programmes, such as: Ulu Segama-malua, Ulu-Kalumpang, Trusmadi, Tangkulap Pinangah-Mangkuwagu, Klias, Tabin, Timimbang-Botitian, Kalabakan-Sapulut and many forest restoration programmes in other smaller reserves, the rehabilitation and restoration of encroached and degraded mangrove.
We still have a long way to go but the journey towards achieving good forest management has at least started. We have also enhanced several elements in the department's administrative tools to achieve our goals. Some of these are in the areas of legislation, protection of forest resources (e.g. against fire), forestry research and development, training, recreation and environmental education.
The Department has published annual reports which provide details of the work carried out by us. I fully recommend these reports to you. The recent issues of these reports can easily be downloaded from this website.
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Thank you and happy surfing!
Datuk Sam Mannan
Chief Conservator of Forests