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RA DAN FAUNA 3 | NATIONAL PROFILE
Malaysia is recognised as one of the different types of forests. This type of
twelve mega-biodiversity countries forest is a home a biological diversity.
of the world which have outlined the
direction in sustaining and conserving The location of the Mangrove
biodiversity in the country through the Forest is situated on the coast and
National Biodiversity Policy in 1998. experiencing high tide and low tide.
All of these countries have at least 60 The main species of this forest are
percent of the world’s known species. Rhizophora spp. (mangrove). Plants
Borneo Island of Sabah and Sarawak in these ecosystems typically have
has been listed as the main area of unique root systems such as stem
endemism. and pneumatophore and thick leaf
structure. The Matang Mangrove
The flora in Malaysia is conservatively Forest Reserve is the best example
estimated to contain about 12,500 of sustainable managed swampy
flowering species and more than 1,100 forests. The Matang Mangrove
species of ferns. Most are unique Forest Reserve is managedunder
and are not found anywhere else in the sustainable forest management
the world. In Peninsular Malaysia, system and recognised as the best
over 26 percent of the species are management of mangrove forests in
endemic. Bryophytes, algae, lichen the world.
and fungus are low-level plants. Fungi
constitute the main diversity of the Peat Swamp Forest exists on
main vegetation but the total number peat soils with a depth of about
of species is unknown. six metres. Among the common
species found in this area are Kempas,
Mainland flora is found in a variety Bintangor, Merantipaya, Ramin, Nyatoh,
of habitats and ecosystems, from Geronggang and Resak.
lowland to high mountain peaks and in
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Malaysia is recognised as one of the different types of forests. This type of
twelve mega-biodiversity countries forest is a home a biological diversity.
of the world which have outlined the
direction in sustaining and conserving The location of the Mangrove
biodiversity in the country through the Forest is situated on the coast and
National Biodiversity Policy in 1998. experiencing high tide and low tide.
All of these countries have at least 60 The main species of this forest are
percent of the world’s known species. Rhizophora spp. (mangrove). Plants
Borneo Island of Sabah and Sarawak in these ecosystems typically have
has been listed as the main area of unique root systems such as stem
endemism. and pneumatophore and thick leaf
structure. The Matang Mangrove
The flora in Malaysia is conservatively Forest Reserve is the best example
estimated to contain about 12,500 of sustainable managed swampy
flowering species and more than 1,100 forests. The Matang Mangrove
species of ferns. Most are unique Forest Reserve is managedunder
and are not found anywhere else in the sustainable forest management
the world. In Peninsular Malaysia, system and recognised as the best
over 26 percent of the species are management of mangrove forests in
endemic. Bryophytes, algae, lichen the world.
and fungus are low-level plants. Fungi
constitute the main diversity of the Peat Swamp Forest exists on
main vegetation but the total number peat soils with a depth of about
of species is unknown. six metres. Among the common
species found in this area are Kempas,
Mainland flora is found in a variety Bintangor, Merantipaya, Ramin, Nyatoh,
of habitats and ecosystems, from Geronggang and Resak.
lowland to high mountain peaks and in
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