SAPULUT : Bringing Back the Natural Forest and Managing it Sustainably.: MONITORING ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Who are we?

Sapulut Forest Development Sdn Bhd, or fondly known as Sapulut, is a sustainable forestry company in Sapulut, located in the state of Sabah, Malaysia.

For many decades, Sabah's rain forest was logged extensively for its valuable timber. Although such uncontrolled practices have since ceased, its effect is still felt today. Many once forested regions are so badly degraded they are lost forever. As a responsible forestry company, we hope to reverse the damage. Hence, we are making it our mission, bringing back the natural forest and manage it sustainably.

We treasure the forest not only for its beautiful timbers but also as a habitat to a plethora of flora and fauna, as well as the native communities. To enhance the forests under our care, we are determined to restore parts of the degraded forest with well-thought replanting programs that includes indigenous and wildlife-friendly trees. This increases biodiversity and is the key to reviving the ecosystem to provide economic, environment and social services.

If you find our quest interesting and want to help us make a difference, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Thank you.

Sapulut Forestry Development Sdn Bhd

Sunday, 9 February 2014

MONITORING ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Environmental Compliance Report

As part of the SFMLA 04/97 agreement, clause 71, Sapulut are committed in implementing monitoring activities on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), related to it's forest harvesting and plantation operations. An "Environmental Impact Assessment for Forest Logging And Plantation of 95,300 Hectares Within Forest Management Unit (FMU 14), Sapulut, was carried out by our EIA Consultant quarterly. This exercise is part of monitoring and mitigation measure taken by Sapulut to make sure EIA aspects to care about in tandem with Department of Environmental (DOE) and Sabah Forest Enactment requirements. These exercise carried out also to see if the activities in Sapulut likely to have an impact on the local community living in the adjacent of the FMU 14. Environmental Compliance Report (ECR) will then prepared and submitted to DOE for report submission.

Sapulut does not using chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides, exotic species, biological control agents or generically modified organisms in its Forest Management Unit.