An Empirical Study on Compatibility of Sarawak Forest Ordinance and Bidayuh Native Customary Laws in Forest Management

Abstract

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The potential of timber-agroforestry to meet Sarawak’s forestry demand

“…Hence, it was not surprising that a huge majority of respondents (75%) viewed that smallholder farmers and communities are not familiar with the process of timber licensing (Figure 2). Nevertheless, they were aware of the regulation related to forest use and the limitations imposed by the government [13]. Many rural communities were illiterate and were not familiar with government processes.…”

“…The existing legal framework in Sarawak prohibits any commercial use of forest in forest reserves and communal forests. Instead, only domestic use or personal consumption is allowed [13]. This framework exemplifies the good aspiration of balancing communities' livelihood and forest conservation; however, it is no longer relevant to the communities today.…”