Malaysian Forestry Conference 2026

Schedule

Conference Agenda

Time	Activity
8:15 AM – 10:15 AM	Closed Session (For Members Only)
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM	Refreshments
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Keynote Address Prof. Emeritus Dato Dr. Ibrahim Komoo
Plenary Session: Main Working Paper
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM	Sabah Forestry Department
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Forestry Department of Peninsular Malaysia
12:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Forest Department Sarawak
12:30 PM – 1:45 PM	Lunch
Subtheme 1: Policy and Governance
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM	Session Commencement
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM	Paper 1: Digital Governance in Forestry: Enhancing STLVS Integrity and Revenue Efficiency Semilan Ripot et al., Forest Department Sarawak
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM	Paper 2: Unlocking Natural Capital: Sabah's Policy Frameworks for a Forest-Based Green Economy Indra P. H. Sunjoto et al., Sabah Forestry Department
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM	Paper 3: Penetapan Pendengaran Awam Bagi Pewartaan Keluar Hutan Simpanan Kekal Zarin R. et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM	Paper 4: Science-Based Forest Policy: Integrating Dipterocarp Population Assessment into Sarawak's CITES Framework Vilma Bodos, Forest Department Sarawak
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM	Question and Answer Session
3:30 PM	Refreshments & End of Day 1

Time	Activity
Subtheme 2: Nature-Based Adaptation and Resolution
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM	Session Commencement
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM	Paper 1: Pengalaman dan Cabaran Pengurusan Kebakaran Hutan Paya Gambut di Selangor Azhar Ahmad et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM	Paper 2: Estimating Aboveground Forest Carbon Density through LiDAR and Geospatial Remote Sensing in Sarawak Dr Malcom anak Demies, Forest Department Sarawak
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM	Paper 3: Ecological Dynamics of Tropical Highland Peat Ecosystems Zainuddin Jamaluddin et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM	Paper 4: Nature, Climate, and Economy: Sabah's Pathway Through Nature-Based Solutions Rosilia Anthony et al., Sabah Forestry Department
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM	Question and Answer Session
10:10 AM – 10:30 AM	Refreshments
Subtheme 3: Partnership and Collaboration
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM	Session Commencement
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM	Paper 1: Sabah Timber Legality Assurance System Plus (TLAS+) Mijol R. M. et al., Sabah Forestry Department
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM	Paper 2: Operasi Penguatkuasaan Bersepadu Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia Gana R. K. et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
11:20 AM – 11:40 AM	Paper 3: Digitalizing Conservation Governance: HOBS Cross-Agency Project Management System Habibah binti Salleh, Forest Department Sarawak
11:40 AM – 12:00 PM	Paper 4 Professor Ts. Dr. Faisal Ali bin Anwarali Khan, Unimas
12:00 PM – 12:10 PM	Question and Answer Session
12:10 PM – 1:30 PM	Lunch
Subtheme 4: Biodiversity Research and Conservation
1:30 PM – 1:40 PM	Session Commencement
1:40 PM – 2:00 PM	Paper 1: Ekspedisi Saintifik Kepelbagaian Biologi Hutan: Pencapaian dan Hala Tuju Siti Khatijah Othman et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM	Paper 2: Developing a Forest Reference Level Monitoring System in Sabah Reuben Nilus et al., Sabah Forestry Department
2:20 PM – 2:40 PM	Paper 3: The Use of UAV-based LiDAR for Forest Volume Modeling in Sarawak Bibian Anak Micheal Diway, Forest Department Sarawak
2:40 PM – 3:00 PM	Paper 4 Sarawak Forestry Corporation
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM	Question and Answer Session
3:10 PM – 3:20 PM	Refreshments
Subtheme 5: Forest Plantation and Restoration
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM	Session Commencement
3:30 PM – 3:50 PM	Paper 1: Forest Restoration and Rehabilitation: Experience and Insights Rohanie Bohan & Zarina Shebli, Forest Department Sarawak
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM	Paper 2: Forest Landscape Restoration Approaches to Strengthen Forest Sustainability in Peninsular Malaysia M. Hafni & A. Richard, Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
4:10 PM – 4:30 PM	Paper 3: Shifting Dependency on Natural Forests to Forest Plantations Heidi Henry William et al., Sabah Forestry Department
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM	Paper 4: Transforming Industrial Forest Plantations through R&D and Certification Roger Tami, Samling Reforestation (Bintulu) Sdn. Bhd.
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM	Question and Answer Session
5:00 PM	End of Day 2

Time	Activity
Subtheme 6: Social Forestry & Ecotourism
8:30 AM – 8:40 AM	Session Commencement
8:40 AM – 9:00 AM	Paper 1: Seridang Folia: A Community's Journey with Tongkat Ali in the Heart of Borneo Suliman Bin Haji Jamahari, Forest Department Sarawak
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM	Paper 2: Beyond Conservation: Community Participation as a Driver of Green Economy in Sabah E. B. Johnlee et al., Sabah Forestry Department
9:20 AM – 9:40 AM	Paper 3: Pengurusan Kawasan Pendakian Di Dalam Hutan Simpanan Kekal Di Semenanjung Malaysia Nor Zaidi Jusoh et al., Jabatan Perhutanan Semenanjung Malaysia
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM	Paper 4: Community-based Tourism and its Contribution to Local Economies: Insights from Peros Madeline George Pau et al., Forest Department Sarawak
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM	Question and Answer Session
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM	Refreshments
11:00 AM – 11:05 AM	Session Commencement
11:05 AM – 12:30 PM	Conference Resolution Presentation and Adoption
12:30 AM – 1:30 PM	Closing Ceremony Datu Haji Abdullah Bin Julaihi, Permanent Secretary
1:30 PM	Lunch and End of Conference