Sabah’s total land area is 7.3631 million hectares of which [a] Gazetted Forest reserve is 3,574,468 hectares which constitutes about 48.6% of Sabah’s total land mass. [b] 232,000 NT covering about 1 million hectares. [c] Oil palm plantations covering about 1.73 million hectares. [d] 33 FMU consisting of 1.6 million hectares.
KOTA BARU, Oct 10 A new area needs to be gazetted as a permanent forest reserve (PFR) following the construction of the Kota Bharu-Kuala Krai Expressway (KBKK) project which will also involve the Ulu Sat PFR area in Machang. Energy and Natural Resources.