Assalamualaikum Wr. Wbr.

Welcome to the Homepage of the Forestry Department, Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM). It is hoped that this Homepage would provide you with the most up-to-date information on the forestry sector in Peninsular Malaysia. 

In line with the department's Vision to be recognised as an agency of excellence in the sustainable management of the tropical forest, FDPM is directly responsible to sustainably manage and develop the nation's forest resources. 

The year 2001 - 2005  is the period of the implementation of the Eighth Malaysia Plan. It is our hope that the progress achieved at the end of the Plan period for the implementation and attainment of sustainable forest management would be in consonance with the nation’s commitment to the International Tropical Timber Organisation (ITTO) Year 2000 Objective. 
 

Subsequently, it is of  most importance and critical for the Department to strive its hardest to attain the above-mentioned objective and fulfill the country’s aspiration for the forest to be the provider that contributes to the industrial and national  socio-economic development in perpetuity. In addition, continued efforts are being taken to conserve ecological balance and environmental stability.

In this regard, the Department has taken numerous actions towards the attainment of the objective including the identification and adoption of the criteria, indicators and activities, as well as the management specifications for sustainable forest management to assess its level of achievement and its effective implementation in Malaysia.

FDPM, will move forward in this era characterised  by the advancement in multimedia technology and the globalisation of forestry issues. Various initiatives such as the Agenda 21, ITTO Year 2000 Objective, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Framework Convention on Climate Change are but a few prominent testimonies of this globalisation. Consequently, the rapid dissemination and retrieval of timely and accurate information by the public, especially through the access to the INTERNET, is deemed necessary and inevitable. In this connection, the Department has launched its Homepage in conjunction with its Quality Day Celebration on 6 December 1996. It is my sincere hope that the Homepage would benefit and be fully utilised by all interested parties. 

Happy Surfing.

(DATO’ AZAHAR BIN MUDA)

Director General of Forestry Department
Peninsular Malaysia.