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Table 13: New Forest Timber Licences Issued
DIVISION
TYPE OF LICENCE KUCHING SIBU BINTULU MIRI TOTAL Research and Development Activities
Forest Timber Licence F.30 0 4 0 1 5 th
Forest Timber Licence F.3 1 0 0 0 1 At present, SADU is handling two (2) federal funded projects (NRE) under the 10 Malaysia
Occupational Ticket 16 10 4 10 40 Plan, namely Development of Hyperspectral Application in Forestry Operations
Belian Timber 0 3 4 7 14 (P2309900007003) and Development of Airborne Tactical System – Establishment of
Mangrove 2 0 0 0 2 Telemetry Capability (P2309900007004)
Letter Of Authority 2 2 1 0 5
Total By Division 21 19 9 18 67 Among the activities carried out in this projects were:
1. Development of Spectral Database of Mixed Dipterocarp Forests; and
Table 14: Renewal of Forest Timber Licence 2. Development of Model for Estimating Biomass of Juvenile Planted
Mangroves
DIVISION
TYPE OF LICENCE KUCHING SIBU BINTULU MIRI TOTAL
Forest Timber Licence F.30 25 48 26 42 141 The preliminary findings were presented by Dr Affendi Suhaili at a conference in Washington
Forest Timber Licence F.3 14 20 3 6 43 DC in May 2012. In September 2012, an invitation was made by the Seoul National University
Occupational Ticket 7 28 7 18 60 (SNU), South Korea for the Department to train other developing countries in tools for
Belian Timber 1 22 10 17 50 Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) related to the REDD+ programme.
Mangrove 7 9 0 0 16
Total By Division 54 127 46 83 310
5. ICT & GIS: FOREST INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY &
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Sawmill Licence
An Information Technology (IT) project Steering Committee was appointed by the Director of
In the year 2012, a total of five (5) sawmill licences were issued, 32 amendments to sawmill Forests to be responsible for the project on “Re-development of RBS/LOTS” system. This
layout plans approved, and 197 sawmills inspected. project was approved by SITRC in November 2011 and SAINS was appointed to develop the
system. A workshop on “workflow on revenue collection” was conducted by SAINS in
Table 15: Status of Planted Forest as at December 2012 February to understand the processes involved in revenue collection and billing of timber
Number of Licences 43 royalty bills.
Total area 2.8 mil ha
Total plantable area 1.3 mil ha The main objectives of the project were to find a total solution for a better revenue collection
Total area planted (ha): system and to build a strong enforcement team via LOTS system. This project will complete in
Industrial Tree Plantation 306,486 2014.
Oil Palm Plantation 132,383.66
Grand total 438,869.66 ha Progress on Mapping and Spatial Data Activities
Data updating and maintenance of forestry related information remains the main activities
4. HYPERSPECTRAL AND ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY carried out in 2012 to strengthen and implement an efficient and flexible way of framework
connected to capture and identify relevant data related to Total Protected Areas (TPAs),
Airborne Operations facilities and verification of planting progress in reforestation area. Details shown below are
The airborne operations were carried out on both the Bell 206L4 helicopter and the KingAir some of the activities carried out in 2012.
Beechcraft fixed wing within aircraft. These platforms carried the Eagle-II and Eaglet sensor a. Forestry data layers under custodianship of Forest Department Sarawak has partly
payload that operated the VIS-NIR (400-100 nm) wavelength range. The Eagle-II was been re-aligned using the base map from JUPEM in GIS ready format;
deployed mainly for collecting research data while the Eaglet sensor (Compact Airbrone b. Data updating and verification, which are required for planning, management and
Tactical System-CATS) main task during the year was for aerial surveillance and monitoring purposes, were the major activities carried out in 2012 for Timber Licence
enforcement. The airborne operations which were conducted together with the Protection and areas, Permanent Forest Estate (PFE) boundaries, Timber Harvesting and National
Enforcement Team had resulted in multiple seizures involving encroachment and illegal felling Parks l;
of timber in Totally Protected Areas (TPAs) in the State. The Department also participated in c. Additional data collection was identified such as Log Ponds and Forest Checking
various exhibitions and conferences throughout the year. A group of officers from Jabatan Stations and Export points, birds‟ nests and bio-conservation study on distribution of
Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM), Kedah made a study visit on the operations of fauna.; and
the CATS in December 2012. d. Digital mapping replaced all manual mapping on operation basis in licence renewal
and application, updated forest cover, status of logging roads. General mapping was
provided for in-house, State and Federal agencies‟ requirement.
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24 FOREST DEPARTMENT SARAWAK
Table 13: New Forest Timber Licences Issued
DIVISION
TYPE OF LICENCE KUCHING SIBU BINTULU MIRI TOTAL Research and Development Activities
Forest Timber Licence F.30 0 4 0 1 5 th
Forest Timber Licence F.3 1 0 0 0 1 At present, SADU is handling two (2) federal funded projects (NRE) under the 10 Malaysia
Occupational Ticket 16 10 4 10 40 Plan, namely Development of Hyperspectral Application in Forestry Operations
Belian Timber 0 3 4 7 14 (P2309900007003) and Development of Airborne Tactical System – Establishment of
Mangrove 2 0 0 0 2 Telemetry Capability (P2309900007004)
Letter Of Authority 2 2 1 0 5
Total By Division 21 19 9 18 67 Among the activities carried out in this projects were:
1. Development of Spectral Database of Mixed Dipterocarp Forests; and
Table 14: Renewal of Forest Timber Licence 2. Development of Model for Estimating Biomass of Juvenile Planted
Mangroves
DIVISION
TYPE OF LICENCE KUCHING SIBU BINTULU MIRI TOTAL
Forest Timber Licence F.30 25 48 26 42 141 The preliminary findings were presented by Dr Affendi Suhaili at a conference in Washington
Forest Timber Licence F.3 14 20 3 6 43 DC in May 2012. In September 2012, an invitation was made by the Seoul National University
Occupational Ticket 7 28 7 18 60 (SNU), South Korea for the Department to train other developing countries in tools for
Belian Timber 1 22 10 17 50 Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) related to the REDD+ programme.
Mangrove 7 9 0 0 16
Total By Division 54 127 46 83 310
5. ICT & GIS: FOREST INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY &
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
Sawmill Licence
An Information Technology (IT) project Steering Committee was appointed by the Director of
In the year 2012, a total of five (5) sawmill licences were issued, 32 amendments to sawmill Forests to be responsible for the project on “Re-development of RBS/LOTS” system. This
layout plans approved, and 197 sawmills inspected. project was approved by SITRC in November 2011 and SAINS was appointed to develop the
system. A workshop on “workflow on revenue collection” was conducted by SAINS in
Table 15: Status of Planted Forest as at December 2012 February to understand the processes involved in revenue collection and billing of timber
Number of Licences 43 royalty bills.
Total area 2.8 mil ha
Total plantable area 1.3 mil ha The main objectives of the project were to find a total solution for a better revenue collection
Total area planted (ha): system and to build a strong enforcement team via LOTS system. This project will complete in
Industrial Tree Plantation 306,486 2014.
Oil Palm Plantation 132,383.66
Grand total 438,869.66 ha Progress on Mapping and Spatial Data Activities
Data updating and maintenance of forestry related information remains the main activities
4. HYPERSPECTRAL AND ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY carried out in 2012 to strengthen and implement an efficient and flexible way of framework
connected to capture and identify relevant data related to Total Protected Areas (TPAs),
Airborne Operations facilities and verification of planting progress in reforestation area. Details shown below are
The airborne operations were carried out on both the Bell 206L4 helicopter and the KingAir some of the activities carried out in 2012.
Beechcraft fixed wing within aircraft. These platforms carried the Eagle-II and Eaglet sensor a. Forestry data layers under custodianship of Forest Department Sarawak has partly
payload that operated the VIS-NIR (400-100 nm) wavelength range. The Eagle-II was been re-aligned using the base map from JUPEM in GIS ready format;
deployed mainly for collecting research data while the Eaglet sensor (Compact Airbrone b. Data updating and verification, which are required for planning, management and
Tactical System-CATS) main task during the year was for aerial surveillance and monitoring purposes, were the major activities carried out in 2012 for Timber Licence
enforcement. The airborne operations which were conducted together with the Protection and areas, Permanent Forest Estate (PFE) boundaries, Timber Harvesting and National
Enforcement Team had resulted in multiple seizures involving encroachment and illegal felling Parks l;
of timber in Totally Protected Areas (TPAs) in the State. The Department also participated in c. Additional data collection was identified such as Log Ponds and Forest Checking
various exhibitions and conferences throughout the year. A group of officers from Jabatan Stations and Export points, birds‟ nests and bio-conservation study on distribution of
Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia (JPSM), Kedah made a study visit on the operations of fauna.; and
the CATS in December 2012. d. Digital mapping replaced all manual mapping on operation basis in licence renewal
and application, updated forest cover, status of logging roads. General mapping was
provided for in-house, State and Federal agencies‟ requirement.
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