Growing Global Demand
Growing Global Demand
Innovation & Alternatives
Malaysia is also investing in research and development to make better use of:
Malaysia is investing in research and development to make better use of its natural resources, including existing timber resources as seen in the lush forests where trees are marked for sustainable harvesting, and biomass materials such as coconut trunks, oil palm fibre, and kenaf, exemplified by a person carrying harvested biomass in a tropical setting.
Existing timber resources
Biomass materials like coconut trunks, oil palm fibre, and kenaf
Eleven Selected Species for
Forest Plantation Programme in Malaysia
| Eleven Selected Species for Forest Plantation Programme in Malaysia | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific Name |
Local Name |
|
Hevea brasiliensis |
Malaysian Rubberwood |
|
Acacia hybrid |
Akasia |
|
Khaya ivorensis/sengalensis |
African Mahagony |
|
Tectona grandis |
Teak |
|
Azadirachta excelsa |
Sentang |
|
Neolamarckia cadamba |
Kelempayan/Laran |
|
Paraserianthes falcataria |
Batai |
|
Octomelea sumatrana |
Binuang |
|
Eucalyptus spp. |
Eucalyptus |
|
Paulonia spp. |
Paulonia |
|
Bamboo spp. |
Buloh |
