SUMMARY OF FOREST MONITORING ACTIVITIES
(PERIOD JAN-DEC 2020)
| NO | MONITORING ELEMENT | INDICATORS | REMARK / REPORT |
| 1 | The yield of forest product | Log production summary | Total Log Production YTD 42,488 m3. |
| 2 | Growth rates Forest regeneration Forest Condition | Summary of reassessment of PSP’s since the establishment Species composition and no. of sapling recorded Diameter distribution and forest quality | Pasin FMU is currently in the process of establishing 27 Forest Resource Assessment (FRA) based Permanent Sample Plot (PSP). As of January 2021, 59% of the FRA based PSP were established and preliminary analysis on the established PSP is still in progress. |
| 3 | The composition of flora and fauna | List of flora and fauna found in FMU | Flora Pre-harvest inventory is still in progress at Coupe 03AR. A new analysis and monitoring will be conducted after completion of the pre-harvest operation in Coupe 03AR. Composition of flora based on 2019 is as below. Analysis conducted based on pre-harvest inventory in Coupe 01 AR and Coupe 02 AR. Total area assessed 8,598 ha. Data for both coupes showed that dominancy of Diterocarpaceae family at an average 60% and 40% from non-Diterocarpaceae family. Fauna Two (2) camera trap studies were conducted in Pasin FMU which involving wildlife monitoring at Apan Temukuh Coupe 01AR and pre-harvest faunal baseline monitoring at Coupe 03AR. As at December 2020, total of 91 wildlife species were recorded. 34 species of mammals, 31 species of birds, 10 reptiles, 7 amphibians and 9 species of fish. 56.04% of the recorded species were listed as rare, threatened and endangered (RTE) species. |
| 4 | Changes in flora and fauna | Number and abundance of species found in FMU and comparison between earlier and recent assessment. | Flora As the pre-harvest operation is still in progress in Coupe 03AR, no new analysis on the change of flora was conducted in 2020. A new analysis will be conducted once the pre-harvest inventory in Coupe 03AR is complete. Fauna Currently, monitoring result on change of fauna composition cannot be captured until at least 2nd monitoring data has been collected in 2021. |
| 5 | Environmental Impacts of Forest Operation | Harvesting Impact EIA Approval term and condition | To date Pasin FMU has completed the assessment in Block 5, 12, 21, 35, 46, 59 and 64 of Coupe 01AR. Logging damage average for the seven (7) blocks is recorded at 19.5% of the total assessed trees in the assessment plots. 60.7% of the alive stands has no damage recorded. In 2020, all 1st – 4th quarter of environmental monitoring report for the Coupe 1AR had been produced by Ecosol Consultancy Sdn Bhd and not detected any major pollution effect from the sites. |
| 6 | Social Impact of Forest Operation | Evidence of FPIC and joint identification of special sites for native Evidence of provision of CSR / Community services Number of forest encroachment Number of complaint, disputes and conflict encountered with directly affected native Number of property damage | Consultation have been conducted with local communities at Rh. Selat, Rh. Jabu, Rh. Akang, Rh. Enggong, Rh. Ribut, Rh. Kawin, Rh. Selikau, Rh. Dagom and Rh. Ibi to verify the special sites and traditional knowledge. YTD, the FMU has spent RM 54,970.30 for donation to longhouse, donation to school, maintenance of longhouse road and etc. YTD, no forest encroachment recorded. YTD, no complaint, disputes and conflict recorded. YTD, no property damage recorded. |
| 7 | Occupational Safety and Health | Number of serious accident per annum Number of minor accident per annum Number of near-miss incident per annum | In 2020, only one (1) serious accident recorded. The incidents were reported to DOSH Sibu through JKKP6. No minor or near miss accident reported. |
| 8 | Cost of forest management | Harvesting cost per ha Administration / overhead cost per ha | Cost of harvest RM 71.43/m3. Average cost of administration RM1342.13/ha. |
| 9 | The productivity of forest management | Harvested area per annum | YTD total 1,714 ha had been harvested. |
| 10 | Forest Protection | The number’s of forest encroachment per annum. | YTD, no forest encroahment recorded. |
| 11 | Efficiency of forest management | Machine productivity by contractor (production / machine hour, production / machine / month) Total harvesting cost per m3 delivered to log yard. Cost of enrichment planting per ha Cost of road maintenance per km. | Excavator wincher 339m3/unit/month Tractor (skidder) 336m3/unit/month Logging truck 348m3/unit/month Average harvesting cost per m3 delivered to log pond is RM 290.93/m3. Average of enrichment planting cost is RM 663.80. The average cost of road maintenance RM 2,220/km. |
(updated: 10 March 2021)