Keywords: Sarawak
Peat swamp flora and conservation of Maludam national park, Sarawak
Peat swamp forest (PSF) of Sarawak is a unique and interesting ecosystem. The original total of peatland area of...
Peat and organic soils challenges in road construction in sarawak: JKR Sarawak experience
SUMMARY Road construction on peat/organic soils has always posed challenges to Engineers, Contractors and policy-makers, be it a technical,...
Case studies on design and construction of deep foundations in sarawak soft soil
SUMMARY Eight (8) structures using deep foundation are selected and discussed in this paper. The eight (8) structures locatedin...
Not wastelands, let’s manage our peat swamps properly through a systematic conservation planning approach
SUMMARY The peat swamp forests of Sarawak is largely misconstrued as ‗mosquito-infested wasteland‘, with less than 5% located inside...
Consolidation of information – a myth for peatland database system?
SUMMARY Peatland covers 1.64 million hectares or 13% of Sarawak‘s total land area. It has become a subject of...
Utilizing remote sensing technology for land cover mapping in peatland areas
SUMMARY Sarawak peatland covers 1.64 million hectares (ha). Up-to-date land cover information for peat areas is urgently needed to...
The terrestial fauna composition of the peat swamp forest of Ulu Sebuyau national park, Sarawak, Malaysia
SUMMARY The Ulu Sebuyau National Park (USNP) is located on the lower Batang Lupar river covering areas of mainly...
Orangutan conservation in Sarawak, Malaysia
SUMMARY Traditionally, orangutan ranges through most of southern part of Sarawak. Today, orangutan has a limited distribution in Sarawak...
Planting oil palm in peatland: my experience, challenges and opportunitunities
This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive, albeit compact, account of the development of oil palm plantations on peatland...
Floral diversity of the peat swamp forests of Sarawak
The total peatland area of Sarawak is estimated to be about 1,657,600 hectares, representing 13% of the whole land...