KUCHING, Aug 8 — The logging activities in Sarawak will not be stopped despite the current emphasis towards forest carbon activities, said Forest Department Sarawak director...
KUCHING, Aug 8 — The logging activities in Sarawak will not be stopped despite the current emphasis towards forest carbon activities, said Forest Department Sarawak director Datuk Hamden Mohammad.
“That’s why in some countries, they do not want national parks to be in the carbon activities. They like trees which are five years and above, the absorption level is very high. So, we need to know the strategies involved,” he told a press conference after opening the seminar on Introduction of Forest Carbon Activities in Sarawak at a hotel here today.
“Now it has reduced to about RM300 million only. Based on our calculation, that is sustainable level for another 10 years, unless the logging activity is stopped. But we have to look at the downstream activities which provide the employment opportunities to the people,” he said. “Hopefully, the industry will do the adjustment themselves. That’s why since 2018, we have slowed down, bringing it to four million, three million, and last year it was two million only,” he said.
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