Sustainable Forest Management, Biodiversity and Livelihoods: a good Practice Guide

 

 

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• CASE STUDY

• GOOD PRACTICES

• Biodiversity in production forests (Malaysia)
• Approximately 1.5 million hectares in the Malaysian state of Sarawak are degraded forests, earmarked for tree plantations (Hevea brasiliensis (rubber) and Acacia mangium)
• Grand Perfect Sdn Bhd, a consortium of local timber companies, has planned three types of land uses in the project area:
• 1. state lands earmarked for A. mangium planting (230,000 hectares);
• 2. indigenous customary rights and former shifting cultivation lands (110,000 hectares); and
• 3. conservation zones (150,000 hectares) that contain high conservation value or other kinds of ecologically important forests.
• The project will eventually produce 5 million tonnes of industrial wood per year and simultaneously play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation in the state of Sarawak.

• Source: ITTO and IUCN 2009

• Agroforestry is defined as: a land-use system in which woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos) are deliberately used on the same land management unit as agricultural crops (woody or not), animals or both, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence (ICRAF n.d.).
• Trees can provide a range of benefits in agricultural systems:
• fruit trees for nutrition and medicinal trees to combat disease.
• fodder trees that improve smallholder livestock production
• timber and fuelwood trees for shelter and energy
• Agroforestry landscapes have higher biodiversity per unit than agricultural landscapes, and they offer habitats to numerous rare species
• Agroforestry contributes to human well-being by providing additional income; increasing food security through a higher diversity of agricultural products (e.g. fruits, nuts, and edible oils); and by providing fuelwood and construction material and thus reducing deforestation.

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