Assessing and Conserving Plant Diversity in Commercially Managed Tropical Rainforests, Sabah
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £173,100
WHERE Malaysia
Summary
To build capacity in forest management companies to assess the plant diversity of commercial forest reserves & protect HCVF’s through FSC certification
VALUATION, CERTIFICATION, MONITORING, RESEARCH TRAINING
Countries
Malaysia
Project Outputs
Plant collections made and deposited at SFD & RBG Kew herbaria
Checklist of plant diversity
Vegetation maps & habitat assessments of YS concession
Series of scientific papers
SFD and YS staff trained in plant identification, habitat assessment & identification of HCVF’s etc
Extension training for staff from other Malaysia forest management companies
