Malaysia: National Forestry Policy

This Act designates Permanent Forest Reserves (PFR) for climate and ecology protection, regeneration and rehabilitation, research and sustainable harvesting

Date Implemented: 1978, revised 1993

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Targets: Each state should maintain 47% of land area as forest reserves, long term goal: 50%

References: National Communication to the UNFCCC; http://www.adb.org/Documents/Events/2003/RegWorkshopForestsClimateChange/Malaysia-paper.pdf; http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/index.html?http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/pa/co...