Public Perception of Forestry Practices in Malaysia

Authors

  • Jegatheswaran RATNASINGAM Universiti Putra Malaysia, Faculty of Forestry, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor (MY)
  • Cristina VACALIE Transilvania University of Brașov, Faculty of Silviculture and Forest Engineering, 1 Șirul Beethoven, 500123, Brașov (RO)
  • Adriana F. SESTRAS University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Horticulture, 3-5 Mănăștur Street, 400372 Cluj-Napoca (RO)
  • Florin IORAS Buckinghamshire New University, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ Buckinghamshire (GB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha4219542

Keywords:

conservation; Malaysia; politics; tropical forest; young people perception

Abstract

This article endeavors to assess public perceptions about the importance of forests for young people in the age group of 21-35 years in Malaysia based on 1,503 reliably answered interviews. Overall patterns show that timber production and environmental protection are very important attributes among this age group. The interviews indicated high awareness of the negative environmental impacts of deforestation, with high levels of concern over higher temperatures, air pollution, and loss of clean water sources. Large-scale deforestation (e.g., for industrial oil palm plantations) and political interference appeared to be more context-dependent, with most respondents considering it to have an overall negative impact on sustainable forestry in Malaysia. Increasing information accessibility, awareness, and experience in the forest of the young people could ultimately result in positive processes.

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Published

2014-06-03

How to Cite

RATNASINGAM, J., VACALIE, C., SESTRAS, A. F., & IORAS, F. (2014). Public Perception of Forestry Practices in Malaysia. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 42(1), 280–285. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha4219542

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Research Articles
CITATION
DOI: 10.15835/nbha4219542

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Copyright (c) 2014 Jegatheswaran RATNASINGAM, Cristina VACALIE, Adriana F. SESTRAS, Florin IORAS

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