Sabah and Sarawak (Eastern Malaysia)

Abstract

In Sabah and Sarawak rain forests cover 46 per cent and 70 per cent of the land respectively (1985 data; FAO, 1987). Predicted cover for 1990 based on these data were 39 per cent and 64 per cent respectively. In both states the control of forests is a state matter, although coming under an overall federal policy. About 45 per cent and 37 per cent of Sabah and Sarawak’s land area are included in the Permanent Forest Estate (PFE). Outside the PFE, much of Sarawak’s land consists of stateland forest, while much of Sabah’s land has already been converted to other land use, mainly agriculture. cititaion: Collins, N.M., Sayer, J.A., Whitmore, T.C. (1991). Sabah and Sarawak (Eastern Malaysia). In: Collins, N.M., Sayer, J.A., Whitmore, T.C. (eds) The Conservation Atlas of Tropical Forests Asia and the Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12030-7_24