PROGRESS OF PLANTING

Licence for Planted Forests (LPF)

LPF area spreads over the whole of the state of Sarawak. As of December 2023, a total of 52 LPFs have been issued covering a gross area of 2.3 million ha. However, only about 56% of the area of 1.3 million ha is potential for the plantable area. A large portion of the LPF area has to be excluded for protection functions. These include high terrain areas, buffer zones, and unplantable for various reasons. With the planting of fast-growing species, the State Government is hoping to establish one (1) million hectares of industrial forest by 2025. The Industrial Tree Plantation (ITP) area in Sarawak currently stands at 594,553 hectares.