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| Latiff, A. | |
| Forestry, forest resources and forest biodiversity conservation in Peninsular Malaysia | |
| 2007 Conference Proceeding | |
In the absence of concrete data of forest biodiversity loss in the country it is difficult to ascertain the lists of endangered or otherwise threatened plant species. However, efforts to assess and monitor this have been initiated through the recently incepted Biodiversity Country Study and the on-going Forest Biodiversity Scientific Expeditions. Many factors have contributed to forest biodiversity loss; among them is the rapid socio-economic development of the country that transformed the vast forested lands by logging activities, land openings for agriculture and resettlement and subsequently creating new built-up areas as urban and industrial areas which are relatively poor in biodiversity. Other factors such as over-harvesting of agro-forestry products and pollution have also contributed in small part. These activities had led to significant habitat loss of the flora, biomass and primary productivity, forest degradation and fragmentation. To this effect, Malaysia had launched forestry and conservation programmes. Some salient features of forestry and forest products in terms of forest biodiversity would be discussed. |
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