Forest Management of Natural Forest in Malaysia - Phase II

Malaysia

The development objective of the Project was to acquire information on regeneration, growth, yield and development of natural tropical forests in Malaysia under different harvesting regimes and silvicultural treatments so as to decide on the most appropriate forest management and silvicultural system. The development objective would be achieved through four specific objectives, namely establishment of protection levels attainable under various harvesting and silvicultural regimes, development of forest management guidelines for the virgin and logged-over natural forests, in-service and formal training in management procedures and research, and demonstration and dissemination of the project results.