Priorities in the continuing management of virgin jungle reserves in Malaysia

The project seeks to recommend protocols and procedures that the Forestry Department can apply, in all Peninsular Malaysian states and in Sabah, for the assessment of key VJR attributes (conservation, research and other functions, condition threats) in order to provide a priority system that can indicate the quality and level of management required for the various VJRs. This project will investigate and draw conclusions for only selected states with differing conditions (land area, importance in terms of timber output), and examine the roles of VJR conservation in both states and national contexts, so that appropriate model protocols and procedures may be recommended for adoption in other states. The German contribution sought to enable the project to be carried out amounts to an allocation of DM 400,000 from the Study and Expert Fund (STEP).