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Montane-Oak Forest can be found at 1,200 to 1,500 metres. The main
species found in this forest are Mempening, Berangan and Medang.
Dipterocerp species are rarely found and only a few Wildlife Reserves and 4,884 hectares of Other Forest Reserves. The
dipterocarp species can be found such as Keruing Gunung Non-Forested area in Peninsular Malaysia covers an area of 7,399,759
and Resak. hectares.
The forest located at an altitude of over 1,500 metres is Meanwhile, Sarawak has a forested area of 4.3 million hectares and its
known as the Mountain - Ericaceous Forest. The trees forest reserves is 674 thousand hectares. In Sabah, the Sabah Forest
found in this type of forest are small, bent and low. Species Department has established 3.6 million hectares of forest reserve or
from family Ericacea dominate this forest floor. In addition, 49.1 percent of its forested area.
bamboo, fern and moss can be found here as well.
There are eight ecotourism or ecology of the Department of Wildlife
The forest covers a land area of 5,784,870 hectares and the and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (DWNP) of which the people
land area of the Peninsular Malaysia is 13,184,629 hectares. can pay a visit to enjoy the nature beauty. There are four in Pahang
The Forest Reserves covers 4,916,748 hectares, the 278,129 and one each in Penang, Selangor, Terengganu and Kelantan.
hectares of Government Land Forests, 585,109 hectares of
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species found in this forest are Mempening, Berangan and Medang.
Dipterocerp species are rarely found and only a few Wildlife Reserves and 4,884 hectares of Other Forest Reserves. The
dipterocarp species can be found such as Keruing Gunung Non-Forested area in Peninsular Malaysia covers an area of 7,399,759
and Resak. hectares.
The forest located at an altitude of over 1,500 metres is Meanwhile, Sarawak has a forested area of 4.3 million hectares and its
known as the Mountain - Ericaceous Forest. The trees forest reserves is 674 thousand hectares. In Sabah, the Sabah Forest
found in this type of forest are small, bent and low. Species Department has established 3.6 million hectares of forest reserve or
from family Ericacea dominate this forest floor. In addition, 49.1 percent of its forested area.
bamboo, fern and moss can be found here as well.
There are eight ecotourism or ecology of the Department of Wildlife
The forest covers a land area of 5,784,870 hectares and the and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (DWNP) of which the people
land area of the Peninsular Malaysia is 13,184,629 hectares. can pay a visit to enjoy the nature beauty. There are four in Pahang
The Forest Reserves covers 4,916,748 hectares, the 278,129 and one each in Penang, Selangor, Terengganu and Kelantan.
hectares of Government Land Forests, 585,109 hectares of
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