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Sabah Forestry Department Official Website Forest Resources
Forest Reserves
To facilitate better forest management and control, the forest
reserves in Sabah are divided into7 different classes :
Class I - Prot ection Forest . Forest conserved for the
protection of watershed and maintenanceof the stability of
essential climatic and other environmental factors. These areas
cannot belogged. There are 364,766 hectares of Protection Forest in
50 locations throughout Sabah.
Class I I - Comm ercial Forest. Forest allocated for logging to
supply timber and other produce,contributing to the State's
economy. Logging is carried out according to Sustainable
ForestManagement (SFM) principles. Collectively there are 2,665,886
hectares of Commercial ForestReserves in 32 locations throughout
Sabah.
Class I I I - Domestic Forest . The produce from this forest is
for consumption of localcommunities only and commercial use is
discouraged. Collectively there are 7,355 hectares of Domestic
Forest Reserves in 10 locations throughout Sabah.
Class I V - Amenit y Forest . Forest for providing amenity and
recreation to local inhabitants.Recreational facilities may be
provided in attractive sites, often on roadsides, within
thesereserves. Exotic tree species are often planted to enhance the
amenity value of these areas.Collectively, there are 21,284.246
hectares of Amenity Forest Reserves in 17 locations
throughoutSabah.
Class V - Mangrove Forest. Forest for supplying mangrove timber
and other produce to meetthe general trade demands. The Rhizophora
sp. is the most commonly harvested, and theproducts range from
firewood to fishing stakes. Collectively, there are 320,521.560
hectares of Mangrove Forest Reserves in 19 locations throughout
Sabah.
Class VI - Virgi n Jungle Forest . Forest conserved intact
strictly for forestry research purposes.Logging is strictly
prohibited in this forest reserve. The Sepilok Virgin Jungle
Reserve in Sandakancovers 4,000 hectares and is one of the largest
tracts of undisturbed lowland dipterocarp forests
in Sabah. Collectively, there are 92,400.700 hectares of Virgin
Forest Reserves in 52 locationsthroughout Sabah.
Class VI I - Wild lif e Reserve. Forest conserved primarily for
the protection and research of wildlife. The Sumatran Rhinoceros is
one of the endangered wild animals homed in the WildlifeReserves.
Collectively, there are 132,653 hectares of Wildlife Reserves in
two locations, both inthe Dent Peninsula on the East Coast of
Sabah. They are Tabin Wildlife Reserve and KulambaWildlife
Reserve.
Table 1: Forecasted Permanent Forest Estate (PFE) in Sabah,
2008*
Forest Reserves Classes Area (Ha)
Class I Protection Forest 364,766.000Class II Commercial Forest
2,665,886.000Class III Domestic Forest 7,355.000Class IV Amenity
Forest 21,284.246Class V Mangrove Forest 320,521.560Class VI Virgin
Jungle Forest 92,400.700Class VII Wildlife Reserves 132,653.000
Total 3,604,866.506*Note: Includes Land To Be Gazetted As
PFE
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