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ANNUAL REPORT 2012
2 FOREST DEPARTMENT SARAWAK
Forest Department mapped out a number of strategies for sustainable forest management and forest
conservation. The major strategies include:
Enlarging the Permanent Forest Estate
Enforcing the Forests Ordinance 1958 (Cap. 126), the National Parks and Nature Reserve
Ordinance 1998 and the Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998
Selective logging practices
Practising multiple-use forestry
Undertaking applied research in silviculture, ecology and forest operations
Establishing more national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, and undertaking a
detailed resource inventory of these areas
Developing the infrastructure and recreational facilities in national parks and nature reserves to
boost their tourism potential
Research and development, management and conservation of protected flora and fauna
Conducting research to improve the utilization of timber
PAST AND PRESENT DIRECTORS
No. NAME YEAR
1 J.P. Mead 1919 – 1928
2 D.E. Calver 1929 – 1933
3 Thomas Corson 1934 – 1946
4 B.J.C. Spurway 1946 – 1949
5 F.G. Browne 1950 – 1955
6 B.E. Smythies 1956 – 1962
7 J.A.R. Anderson 1963 – 1965
8 R. Smeathers 1966 – 1968
9 L.S.V. Murthy 1969 – 1976
10 Joseph Yong Kim Kwee 1977 – 1985
11 David Alexander Senada 1985 – 1986
12 Datuk Leo Chai Chia Liang 1986 – 1997
13 Datu Cheong Ek Choon 1997 – 2008
14 Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh 2008 – 2011
15 Datu Haji Ali Yusop 2011 – now
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2 FOREST DEPARTMENT SARAWAK
Forest Department mapped out a number of strategies for sustainable forest management and forest
conservation. The major strategies include:
Enlarging the Permanent Forest Estate
Enforcing the Forests Ordinance 1958 (Cap. 126), the National Parks and Nature Reserve
Ordinance 1998 and the Wild Life Protection Ordinance 1998
Selective logging practices
Practising multiple-use forestry
Undertaking applied research in silviculture, ecology and forest operations
Establishing more national parks, nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries, and undertaking a
detailed resource inventory of these areas
Developing the infrastructure and recreational facilities in national parks and nature reserves to
boost their tourism potential
Research and development, management and conservation of protected flora and fauna
Conducting research to improve the utilization of timber
PAST AND PRESENT DIRECTORS
No. NAME YEAR
1 J.P. Mead 1919 – 1928
2 D.E. Calver 1929 – 1933
3 Thomas Corson 1934 – 1946
4 B.J.C. Spurway 1946 – 1949
5 F.G. Browne 1950 – 1955
6 B.E. Smythies 1956 – 1962
7 J.A.R. Anderson 1963 – 1965
8 R. Smeathers 1966 – 1968
9 L.S.V. Murthy 1969 – 1976
10 Joseph Yong Kim Kwee 1977 – 1985
11 David Alexander Senada 1985 – 1986
12 Datuk Leo Chai Chia Liang 1986 – 1997
13 Datu Cheong Ek Choon 1997 – 2008
14 Datu Haji Len Talif Salleh 2008 – 2011
15 Datu Haji Ali Yusop 2011 – now
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