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Public perception of forestry practices in Malaysia


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Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Vacalie, Cristina and F. Sestras, Adriana and Ioras, Florin (2014) Public perception of forestry practices in Malaysia. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 42 (1). pp. 280-285. ISSN 0255-965X; ESSN: 1842-4309

Abstract

This article endeavours 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 environment protection are very important attributes among this age group. The interviews indicated high awareness of 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 on 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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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Publisher: Academic Pres,University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Keywords: Conservation; Malaysia; Politics; Tropical forest; Young people perception
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 30 Dec 2015 10:50
Last Modified: 30 Dec 2015 10:50
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35111
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