Industrial Tree Plantation Management
The Industrial Tree Planting (ITP) covers 21,970 ha of areas in Sapulut.
At ITP areas, Sapulut has innovated its BASIL system where trees are replanted along strip lines after harvesting and buffer lines are subject to silvicultural treatment.
Meticulous planning is always executed before harvesting operations so that timber stocks are accurately estimated, monitored, and controlled to avoid unwanted over exploitation.
Sapulut achieves this by working closely together with the Tibow Forestry Department and conducting census or land surveys using GIS and mapping technology to enhance planning and management of the forest.
Natural Forest Management
Natural Forest Management has a total production area of 52,552 ha.
In its NFM forests, trees are harvested precisely using the Reduced Impact Logging (RIL) techniques and procedures which significantly reduces damage to the residual tree stock, soil and water quality compared to conventional logging, according to the Sabah Forestry Department.*
This is because only a number of trees of specific diameters (DBH), height and species are selected to be harvested using felling methods that cause significantly less disturbance to the rest of the forest.
*Source: http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/en/discover/sustainable-management/reduced-impact-logging
No. | Production | Gross Area (Ha) | Management Regimes |
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(a) | Conservation Area | 2,091 | Conservation |
(b) | NFM West | 7,957 | Full RIL |
(c) | NFM East | 9,905 | Full RIL |
(d) | NFM Central | 34,690 | Conventional RIL |