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Factors influencing the occurrence of forest offenses in a Peninsular Malaysia state


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Mohd, Rusli (1999) Factors influencing the occurrence of forest offenses in a Peninsular Malaysia state. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 7 (2). pp. 91-95. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534

Abstract

A study was conducted in one of the states of Peninsular Malaysia to observe the trends and identity factors associated with the occurrence of forest offenses during the period from 1981 to 1992. Data and information on forest offenses, price of logs, size of forest areas, and number of enforcement officers were collected from various sources including the records and annual reports of the State Forestry Department, and MASKAYU bulletin published by the Malaysian Timber Industry Board. Correlation and regression analyses were carried out to determine the relationships between forest offenses and price of logs, size of forest area and number of enforcement officers. The number of forest offenses in the state shows a decreasing trend. Illegal logging which is a form of forest offense constitutes the highest percentage in all the years during the study period. Of the three factors investigated, only the price of logs correlated significantly with forest offenses. The price of logs is inversely correlated with forest offenses. The regression models developed show the relationships between the number of offenses and the price of logs as follows: For number of forest offenses p = 0.02 and for number of illegal logging cases p = 0.03. Further studies should be conducted to better understand other factors like penalties that influence forest offenses.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Publisher: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
Keywords: Forest law enforcement; Forest offenses; Illegal logging; Economics of crime
Depositing User: Nur Izyan Mohd Zaki
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2009 08:15
Last Modified: 10 Sep 2015 07:03
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3227
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