The sarawak rainforest is fully infested with logging trails due to ongoing logging activity, while the rainforest at the kalimantan side remains intact. The satellite imagery showing the kalimantan – sarawak border. Once they had settled down with all the equipment and plannings, they had to open up logging paths or logging trails for expansion harvesting territory. Opening up native rainforest may face many obstacles such as unexpected animals encounter, potential loose ground with risk of cave ins and risk of exposure to deadly infectious disease. The native rainforest or Primary Rainforest is saturated with high quality tall straight trees with less branching, hence are targeted as a prime target for logging as compared to secondary forest with trees of high branching and thick undergrowth vegetation. Trees that fit the criteria of timber including size, type and nature of the trees are marked during the survey. They need to set up a self sustained camp with enough food and drinks resources, including transport vehicles, repair and maintenance crew and harvesting crew before they can start their engines to harvest the trees. Remember that logging area are usually very deep inland with vert limited access to the human world. They will require to set up a logging camp deep in the forest. Then the timber company need to plan out the plans for effective tree harvesting, including terrain surveys, finding the best route to bring those heavy timber to the nearest collection spot for processing and exporting. The loggers will have a specific areas allowed to log. Usually involves hefty amounts of royalties, premiums and fees. It involves a series of steps before we can get any of the wood products.īefore loggers are allow to cut trees in the state lands, they need to apply license to logging. A large area had been clear off, exposing underlying bare earth. The satellite imagery showing the same Bau-Lundu Area in year 2014. The satellite imagery showing Bau-Lundu Area in year 2003. Illegal logging cause loss in revenue and loss in control of logging activities causing extensive damage to the native rainforest. Illegal logging involving loggers without license or loggers who have license but logging in areas not within the agreements. Logging opens up new lands for further development and agricultural benefits.ĭespite strict law governing the license for logging, there are many illegal logging around. Taking timber industry out of Sarawak will have also severe consequences to the state, causing massive unemployment and revenue loss. Furthermore it is a major industry sector involving in employment over 100,000 people in the state. It also generates RM550millions of revenue from various forms of fees and premiums to the state government. In Sarawak, timber industry contributed more than RM5 billion (RM5.9bil in revenue last year) of revenue through exports of timber products. The satellite imagery of Bakun Area in year 2016 showing patches of area clearing in the inland rainforest. Sitting at the island of Borneo with 130million years worth of Rainforest, many high quality trees in prestige conditions tempting to be harvested. Sarawak is one huge state in Malaysia with abundant of natural resources. Wonder what is happening during logging and what effects does it have on environment? It is an art of deforestation ? However logging doesn’t just means cutting down trees. Billions of revenue in sight, Billions of resources at stake. DVS also took 40 dog and cat samples during that period, of which 16 dog samples and two cat samples tested positive for rabies.Logging in Sarawak is a serious business. He said Sarawak also recorded a total of 2,210 animal bite cases from January to March 5 this year, of which 1,205 were dog bites, 985 were cat bites, and 20 were other bite cases. Dr Sim also advised the public to get their pet dog or cat vaccinated which is provided free by the Sarawak Department of Veterinary Services (DVS). "Early vaccination against rabies can save lives,” he said. According to him, since the start of the rabies outbreak in Sarawak in 2017, a total of 48 deaths due to the infection have been reported and therefore he urged the public to take the disease seriously. "Last year, a total of 12 rabies cases with 10 deaths were recorded in Sarawak,” he told a press conference here today. Dr Sim who is also the state Public Health, Housing and Local Government Minister said the deaths were reported in the Siburan, Kanowit, Sibu and Bintulu districts. KUCHING - Sarawak recorded six rabies cases, four of which resulted in fatalities between Jan 1 and March 5 this year, said Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
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