State forest director Sapuan Ahmad (second right) unveiling a banner to open the workshop. Looking on are head of European and international forest policy from Germanys food and agriculture ministry Matthias Schwoerer (left) and WWF-Malaysia Sarawak programme leader Dr Jason Hon.
KUCHING: The state Forest Department wants timber companies to strike a balance with local communities in their operations in line with sustainable forest management (SFM) practices.
Its director, Sapuan Ahmad, said while the department acknowledged that permanent forest estates were important for economic activities such as logging, they were equally important for forest-dependent communities.
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