PETALING JAYA: Many of Malaysia’s dipterocarp forests are undergoing mass flowering at the moment, with a “mosaic” of colours observed in the canopy of many rainforests.
The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) said that it is a unique phenomenon that usually occurs intermittently but sometimes may see intervals of many years.
“The synchronous flowering and its amazing display of beautiful scenes in many hues amidst the green sea of rainforest is a sight to behold,” it said in a Facebook post.
Dipterocarpaceae are a family of plants that are tall and grand trees with distinctive formations, and which are rich in species diversity spread across tropical regions.
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Persatuan Pendidikan dan Kebajikan Jaringan Nelayan Pantai Malaysia (Jaring) secretary Azrilnizam Omar
(pic) said they received complaints regarding proposals of such ponds at mangrove swamp land owned by the Perak State Agricultural Development Corporation.
He claimed the current land size for the proposal is about 80ha and is located at the coastal area near Kampung Sungai Betul Bawah in Tanjung Piandang, Kerian.
“In the complaint received, we were informed that the land was given to a cooperative on Nov 1, 2020, with preliminary works such as road construction already in progress.
“Based on our checks, the area is not within the Aquaculture Industrial Zone gazetted by the state government.
Degazetting a forest reserve ‘can take years’ 19 Apr 2021 / 08:40 H. Bernama
SHAH ALAM: While the fate of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR) is hanging by a thread, those opposed to its proposed degazettement can take heart in the knowledge that the process of withdrawing the protected status of a forest reserve “can take years” to complete.
As Selangor Forestry Department (JPNS) director Datuk Ahmad Fadzil Abdul Majid puts it, it is not that easy to degazette a permanent forest reserve (HSK).
Reiterating this point during an exclusive interview with Bernama at his office here recently, he said: “That’s the reality. due to the difficulties involved, degazettement processes (of HSK) in the past have taken years.”
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