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FOREST DEPARTMENT SARAWAK
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
The Department was responsible for enforcing all laws and regulations under the purview of
Forest Department Sarawak, namely Forests Ordinance, (Chapter 126, Forest) Rules 1962,
Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998, (Chapter 26), the Wild Life Protection Rules 1998, the
Wild Life Protection (Edible Birds’ Nests) Rules, 1998, National Parks and Nature Reserves
Ordinance, 1998 and the National Parks and Nature Reserves Regulations, 1999.
The scope of duties carried out by the Department ranged from intelligence procurement,
operation which include arrest of suspects, seizures of properties, prosecution and
compounding of certain cases and to maintain data and records on relevant subjects.
In the year under review, enforcement of all laws and regulations under the purview of
Department involved a total of 71 investigations and inspections throughout the state of
Sarawak. There was an increase in the number of arrests and seizures. 522 cases were
made in 2009 and are summarized in the tables below:
Table 20: Number of Investigation and Seizure of Forest Produce
Forest Produce Seized
Region Number of Number Logs Rough Sawn Timber Finished Products
Investigation of Pieces Volume Pieces Volume Pieces Volume
Suspects (m ) (m ) (m )
3
3
3
Kuching 79 108 8693 9388.81 4769 287.882 3587 72.9084
Sibu 272 254 8664 6146.91 7795 187.4738 0 0
Bintulu 74 49 7461 10069.63 15435 530.1127 0 0
Miri 97 78 6704 9711.39 1521 32.519 0 0
TOTAL 522 489 31522 35316.71 29520 1037.9875 3587 72.9084
Table 21: Other Forest Produce Seized by Region
Other Forest Produce Seized
Region Veneer Sheet Belian Post Jungle Poles
Bundles Volume Pieces Volume Pieces Volume
(m ) (m ) (m )
3
3
3
Kuching 0 0 0 0 2589 146.7156
Sibu 0 0 199 0 1093 0
Bintulu 0 0 1656 0 223 0
Miri 0 0 0 0 14 0
TOTAL 0 0 1855 0 3919 146.7156
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ANNUAL REPORT 2009
The Department was responsible for enforcing all laws and regulations under the purview of
Forest Department Sarawak, namely Forests Ordinance, (Chapter 126, Forest) Rules 1962,
Wild Life Protection Ordinance, 1998, (Chapter 26), the Wild Life Protection Rules 1998, the
Wild Life Protection (Edible Birds’ Nests) Rules, 1998, National Parks and Nature Reserves
Ordinance, 1998 and the National Parks and Nature Reserves Regulations, 1999.
The scope of duties carried out by the Department ranged from intelligence procurement,
operation which include arrest of suspects, seizures of properties, prosecution and
compounding of certain cases and to maintain data and records on relevant subjects.
In the year under review, enforcement of all laws and regulations under the purview of
Department involved a total of 71 investigations and inspections throughout the state of
Sarawak. There was an increase in the number of arrests and seizures. 522 cases were
made in 2009 and are summarized in the tables below:
Table 20: Number of Investigation and Seizure of Forest Produce
Forest Produce Seized
Region Number of Number Logs Rough Sawn Timber Finished Products
Investigation of Pieces Volume Pieces Volume Pieces Volume
Suspects (m ) (m ) (m )
3
3
3
Kuching 79 108 8693 9388.81 4769 287.882 3587 72.9084
Sibu 272 254 8664 6146.91 7795 187.4738 0 0
Bintulu 74 49 7461 10069.63 15435 530.1127 0 0
Miri 97 78 6704 9711.39 1521 32.519 0 0
TOTAL 522 489 31522 35316.71 29520 1037.9875 3587 72.9084
Table 21: Other Forest Produce Seized by Region
Other Forest Produce Seized
Region Veneer Sheet Belian Post Jungle Poles
Bundles Volume Pieces Volume Pieces Volume
(m ) (m ) (m )
3
3
3
Kuching 0 0 0 0 2589 146.7156
Sibu 0 0 199 0 1093 0
Bintulu 0 0 1656 0 223 0
Miri 0 0 0 0 14 0
TOTAL 0 0 1855 0 3919 146.7156
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