Symposium on Sustainable Resource Development
May 18, 2006
Institute of Directors, London

SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT (SFM) AND BIO-DIVERSITY CONSERVATION: 
THE SABAH EXPERIENCE
by Sam Mannan,
Director, Sabah Forestry Department

The State of Sabah still retains some 60% of her land surface under natural forest cover despite rapid land development since independence in 1963.  This translates into some 3.9 million hectares of forest reserves, parks, wildlife sanctuaries and water catchments, devoted to forestry and conservation purposes.