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Malaysia: Sarawak targets 1M ha of tree plantations by 2020

2013-06-23 01:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mongabay: Sarawak, a state in Malaysian Borneo, aims to have 1 million hectares of industrial tree plantations by 2020 to offset declining timber production due to unsustainable forest management practices. According to the June bulletin from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Sarawak currently has 306,486 ha to tree plantations, meaning it needs to plant 90,000 hectares per year to meet its 2020 target. Currently 72 percent of the state's plantations consist of Acacia trees. Batai (12...

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