Target Areas
Central Forest Spine
The Central Forest Spine (CFS) includes the forest area within the groups of forest complexes of Peninsular Malaysia. The CFS as defined in the National Physical Plan (NPP) is the backbone of Peninsular Malaysia’s environmentally sensitive area network, comprises of four major forest complexes, Banjaran Titiwangsa-Banjaran Bintang-Banjaran Nakawan, Taman Negara-Banjaran Timur, South East Pahang, Chini and Bera Wetlands and Endau Rompin Park-Kluang Wildlife Reserves.
NPP identified forest fragmentation as a ‘major threat to the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity’ and recognises that ‘conserving forest lands would be integral to optimising the use of land in the country’ and that ‘the multifunctional role of the forest lands should be enhanced through the recognition of the central forest spine and programmes to create linkages and corridors to the more isolated reserves’.
In essence, connecting these fragmented forests is important to secure mutual co-existence and benefit for development and conservation (NPP, 2005).
NPP identified forest fragmentation as a ‘major threat to the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity’ and recognises that ‘conserving forest lands would be integral to optimising the use of land in the country’ and that ‘the multifunctional role of the forest lands should be enhanced through the recognition of the central forest spine and programmes to create linkages and corridors to the more isolated reserves’.
In essence, connecting these fragmented forests is important to secure mutual co-existence and benefit for development and conservation (NPP, 2005).
