In Sabah, State Forest Policy 1954 and Forest Enactment Policy 1968 are
dominant state laws. Besides these state laws, there are also important regulations
guiding forest management and conservation at the state level. They are designed to
be in accordance with existing forest ecosystems, appropriate to scale and commensurate with intensity of forest management of the area. The regulations include
Forest Enactment 1968, Sabah Forest Rules 1968, Wildlife Conservation Enactment
1997, Biodiversity Enactment 2000 and Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Logging and Forest Clearance Activities 2002.
Sarawak’s Statement of Forest Policy 1954 and Forest Ordinance 1954 control
the operation of the forest. The Forest Policy of the Government of Sarawak to:
(1) reserve sufficient forest land for the benefit of the present and future and
inhabitants of the country: for the assurance of the sound climate and physical
condition of the country and safeguarding soil fertility, supplies of the water for
domestic and industrial use, irrigation and general agricultural purpose, and the
prevention of damage by flooding and erosion to the river and agriculture land;
and for the supply in perpetuity and moderate prices of all forms of forest produce
that can be economically produced within the country and that are required by the
people for agricultural, domestic and industrial purpose under a fully developed
national economy; (2) manage the productive forests of the Permanent Forest Estate
with the objective of obtaining the highest possible revenue compatible with the
principle of sustainable yield and with the primary objective as set out above;
(3) promote, as far as may be practicable, through an economical utilisation of forest
products on land not included in Permanent Forest Estate, prior to the alienation of
such land; and (4) foster, as far as may be compatible with prior claims of local
demand profitable export trades in forest produce.
National Agriculture Policy (Fourth National Agriculture
Policy is Known as National Agrofood Policy, 2011–2020)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) aims to spearhead the
transformation process within the agriculture sector via a planned, integrated and
holistic approach based on an organisational collaborative effort in both intellectual
and physical engagement towards realisation of the National Agrofood Policy
2011–2020. The main objectives of the National Agrofood Policy (2011–2020)
are: (1) to address food security and safety to ensure availability, affordability and
accessibility; (2) to ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of the agrofood
industry; and (3) to increase the income level of agro-based entrepreneurs. Under
this Policy, there is an emphasis on increasing productivity through the efficient use
of resources and the wise use of land for agriculture activities.
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dominant state laws. Besides these state laws, there are also important regulations
guiding forest management and conservation at the state level. They are designed to
be in accordance with existing forest ecosystems, appropriate to scale and commensurate with intensity of forest management of the area. The regulations include
Forest Enactment 1968, Sabah Forest Rules 1968, Wildlife Conservation Enactment
1997, Biodiversity Enactment 2000 and Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines for Logging and Forest Clearance Activities 2002.
Sarawak’s Statement of Forest Policy 1954 and Forest Ordinance 1954 control
the operation of the forest. The Forest Policy of the Government of Sarawak to:
(1) reserve sufficient forest land for the benefit of the present and future and
inhabitants of the country: for the assurance of the sound climate and physical
condition of the country and safeguarding soil fertility, supplies of the water for
domestic and industrial use, irrigation and general agricultural purpose, and the
prevention of damage by flooding and erosion to the river and agriculture land;
and for the supply in perpetuity and moderate prices of all forms of forest produce
that can be economically produced within the country and that are required by the
people for agricultural, domestic and industrial purpose under a fully developed
national economy; (2) manage the productive forests of the Permanent Forest Estate
with the objective of obtaining the highest possible revenue compatible with the
principle of sustainable yield and with the primary objective as set out above;
(3) promote, as far as may be practicable, through an economical utilisation of forest
products on land not included in Permanent Forest Estate, prior to the alienation of
such land; and (4) foster, as far as may be compatible with prior claims of local
demand profitable export trades in forest produce.
National Agriculture Policy (Fourth National Agriculture
Policy is Known as National Agrofood Policy, 2011–2020)
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) aims to spearhead the
transformation process within the agriculture sector via a planned, integrated and
holistic approach based on an organisational collaborative effort in both intellectual
and physical engagement towards realisation of the National Agrofood Policy
2011–2020. The main objectives of the National Agrofood Policy (2011–2020)
are: (1) to address food security and safety to ensure availability, affordability and
accessibility; (2) to ensure the competitiveness and sustainability of the agrofood
industry; and (3) to increase the income level of agro-based entrepreneurs. Under
this Policy, there is an emphasis on increasing productivity through the efficient use
of resources and the wise use of land for agriculture activities.
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