Abstract
Sabah is known in the world with its nature and biodiversity. In fact, one of the contributions of tourism sector in Sabah is the uniqueness of the nature and wildlife. Unfortunately, the developments of agriculture, particularly for oil palm cultivation cause so many negative impacts to environmental imbalance, especially in fragile areas such as Lower Kinabatangan. Because of that, Lower Kinabatangan need for a balanced approach to reduce the negative effects due to the clearing of forests. In this study, Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) model with three option namely, Option1: Status Quo, Option 2: Compromise and Conservation and Option 3: Translocation is used to provide alternative solution to local residents in Lower Kinabatangan which faced with problems due to insufficient of forest management. A total of 234 respondents were randomly selected from four villages with high conflict because of the of oil palm cultivation namey Kg, Kg Bilit, Kg Sukau and Kg Batu Putih. Study results found that Option 2, which recorded the highest NPV is the best option selected by the local people in solving their problems. This study thus shows that there is awareness among the local community on the importance of balancing development and environmental conservation to ensure sustainable forest management can be achieved in Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah.
Highlights
Sabah is rich in forest resources and among the most biologically diverse in the world (Koh & Wilcove, 2007)
This study aims to propose a number of choice or alternatively by using the Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) model that introduces three options (Option 1: Status Quo, Option 2: Compromise and Conservation and Option 3: Translocation) which can be chosen to minimize the problems that arise in Lower Kinabatangan because of the inefficiency of the forest management
Based on the problem presented this study aims propose an option through the Cost Benefit Analysis approach for achieving sustainable forest management in Lower Kinabatangan that will benefit all stakeholders including the government, private sector and local community
Summary
Sabah is rich in forest resources and among the most biologically diverse in the world (Koh & Wilcove, 2007). Degraded forests were de-gazette and cleared to make way for plantations, and the rate of conversion to palm oil plantation was extremely high In this context, forest management in Sabah is still prudent concern. As indicated by previous studies for example, Prudente and Balamurugan (1999) “Sungai Kinabatangan "Partners for Wetlands Project: A partnership for sustainable development and conservation” showing that the strong increase in deforestation over the years in Sabah’s forest. These weaknesses are significant in forest management policies and legal aspects, planning and control of forest and cooperation between the sectors involved. Unsustainable land use development for example cultivation of oil palm which require large areas resulting in several parts of the interior had to deal with the threat of extinction of the forests and affected by high deforestation
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