APPLIED FOREST
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (AFSID)
The Applied Forest
Science and Industry Development (AFSID) Division is
the Research & Development arm of SARAWAK FORESTRY.
It is assigned to play crucial enabling roles towards
the much desired attainment of sustainable forest
management, forest conservation, value-added processing
and other sectoral goals. Their activities include:
- Research on biodiversity on forest ecosystems,
recovery of endangered species and habitat
management
- Research on applied forest practices, soil,
watershed and hydrology, forest protection
and tree improvement
- Study on forest community relations, conflict
resolution and agroforestry
- Research on basic wood properties, efficient
utilization of forest resources and product
development
- Develop and implement forestry and technical
training programmes to enhance competency
of forestry workforce
- Maintain up-to-date internationally recognized
reference collections
- Coordinate provision
of services, research applications
and revenue generation activities from AFSID resources
and capacities
