Rainforest Restoration in Brunei Darussalam

RAINFOREST RESTORATION

IN BRUNEI

DARUSSALAM

75% forest cover (FRA 2010) total land area

41% total land protected by law

7 forest types

??CAUSES degradation?

Ecological degradation ----- waste land

- sand & stone mining areas- area that are burnt repeatedly (grass/shrubs /exposed to the loss of soil fertility – dry season/human)- eroded site (along coastal areas/steep slopes)- land left behind

PROGRAM

-The National Forestry Policy‘…rehabilitate wastelands through re-vegetation…’

-Restoration Approaches• Public participation• National Development Plan• Use of indigenous forest trees• Research and Development

Public Participation

CHALLENGES In Rainforest Restoration

-Bush forest fires-Invasive forest Species-Infrastructure development

FUTURE ACTION

-Strengthening Environment Protection in NDP-Enhance Private/Community Participation-Research & Human Development

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