1. THE ROLE OF FORESTRY IN ECO-CIVILIZATION
THE 2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF ECO-FORUM GLOBAL,
20-21 JULY 2013, GUIYANG INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION (ECO-BUILDING) GUIYANG, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, CHINA
THE ROLE OF FORESTRY IN ECO-CIVILIZATION
– THE SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEGEABLE, HIGHLY COMMITTED AND
VERY PARTICIPATIVE COMMUNITY IN SELECTED FOREST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD BY
DATO’ PROF. DR. HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HAJI ABDUL RAHIM
DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF FORESTRY,
FORESTRY DEPARTMENT PENINSULAR MALAYSIA (FDPM)
MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT MALAYSIA (NRE)

2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
AN OVERVIEW OF ROLE AND CONTRIBUTION OF FORESTS.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT (SFM) AND KEY ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
CRITICAL HUMAN FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT.
SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD.
CONCLUSION.

3. Peat swamp / Fresh water
TROPICAL RAINFOREST PROFILE
Montane
1500 m
Upper dipterocarp
1200 m
750 m
Hill dipterocarp
This slide shows the types of forest in Peninsular Malaysia which ranging from the MANGROVE FOREST to MONTANE FOREST. In principle, these forest types are classified according to elevation as follows:
Mangrove forests are found along the coastline.
Peat swamp forest comprises coastal vegetation and fresh water/peat swamp forests. They usually occur at ground level and below 300 m above sea level.
The inland forest comprises Lowland Dipterocarp, Hill Dipterocarp, Upperhill Dipterocarp as well as Montane Forests. They occur at elevation above 300 m a.s.l.
Lowland dipterocarp
Peat swamp / Fresh water
Inland Forest
300 m
Coastal vegetations
Mangroves
Peat Swamp Forest
Mangrove Forest

4. THE RICHNESS OF TROPICAL RAINFORESTS

5. Forest-Based Eco-Tourism Wood Forest-Based Recreation Activities
Non-Wood
Resources
Forest-Based Eco-Tourism
Wood
Forest-Based Recreation Activities
Source for Food
Coastal Protection and Rehabilitation.
Source for Water
MULTIPLE VALUES OF FOREST
Flood Control
Forest For Community Livelihood
Source for Protection against Soil Erosion
Source for Climate Change Mitigation
Carbon Sequestration
and Trade
Source for Fuel
Source for Forest Genetic
Flora and Fauna Diversity

6. ITTO’s definition of SFM (1992)
“ the process of managing forests to achieve one or more clearly specified objectives of management with regard to the production of continuous flow of desired forest products and services, without undue reduction of its inherent values and future productivity and without undue desirable effects on physical and social environment ”.

7. The 3 Main Pillars Of SFM Economically viable Environmentally sound
… this requires that the benefits to the group in question exceed the costs incurred, and that some form of equivalent capital is handed down from one generation to the next
Environmentally sound
… this entails an ecosystem being able to support healthy organisms, whilst maintaining its productivity, adaptability and capability for renewal; it requires forest management respects and builds on, a natural process
Socially acceptable
… this reflects the relationship between development and social norms, an activity is socially sustainable if it conforms with
social norms, or does not stretch them beyond a community’s tolerance for change

8. Knowledgeable. Highest Commitment .
CRITICAL HUMAN FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
Knowledgeable.
Highest Commitment .
Individual level.
Community level.
district (sub-national) level
National level.
regional level, and
international level.

9. CRITICAL HUMAN FACTORS FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT (cont.)
Active Participation
Involvement;
Implementation;
Monitoring;
Reporting;
Analysis; and
Formulating Strategies for Solution.

10. Forest-Based Eco-Tourism Forest-Based Recreation Activities
Agro-forestry
Forest Eco-Tourism
Source for Food
Forest-Based Eco-Tourism
Forest-Based Recreation Activities
Forest Plantation
Forest Conservation
Non-Wood
Resources
Flora and Fauna Diversity
Clustering into Forest-Based Development Programmes for Community Livelihood
Wood
Source for Forest Genetic
Source for Fuel
Forest Protection
Carbon Sequestration
and Trade
Coastal Protection and Rehabilitation.
Source for Water
Flood Control
Source for Protection against Soil Erosion
Source for Climate Change Mitigation

11. Agro-forestry Project.
SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD
Agro-forestry Project.

12. SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD
Forest Eco-Tourism

13. SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD
Forest conservation
– in-situ and ex-situ.

14. SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD(cont.)
Forest Protection

15. SELECTED SUSTAINABLE FOREST-BASED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR COMMUNITY LIVELIHOOD(cont.)
Forest Plantation
- include forest rehabilitation, forest restoration and forest reclamation.

16. CONCLUSION
The successful achievement of eco-civilization initiative is determined by knowledgeable, highly committed and very participative community in selected sustainable forest-based development programmes for community livelihood, namely Agro-forestry; Forest eco-tourism; Forest conservation; Forest protection and Forest plantation.

17. THANK YOU