FOREST PRODUCE AND PRODUCTS (FPP)
Forest utilization has gone beyond just the supply of logs. Optimum utilization means sustainable management of available resources. The research contributes to the present know-how. Looking beyond the logs to the components of wood can lead to more diverse products. The programme involves the sections and units: Wood Science, Non-wood Forest Products, Phytochemistry and Chemistry.
Chemistry and Phytochemistry
Wood Science and Utilisation
Minor Forest Products
CORE RESEARCH
Wood and Non-Wood Science and Utilisation – Herbal and Medicinal Plants – Carbon and Climate Change (under collaborative projects)
1
Science and Utilisation of Wood and Woody Biomass
1. Wood quality of timber species in Sabah
2. SAFE log decomposition experiment
3. Evaluating yield of plantation logs
4. Fibre analysis of wood and woody biomass
5. Formaldehyde emission tests
2
Viability of Forest-Based Industries
The role of smallholders in the wood industry
3
Research and Development of Non-Timber Forest Products
1. Medicinal plant research
2. Lianas of Sabah’s forest reserves
3. Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) of Sabah in local tamu (open market)
4. Wood anatomy and identification of medicinal plant and lesser known species in Sabah
4
Method Development
1. Development and optimisation of laboratory methods
2. Investigation of other methods on evaluation of wood properties
5
Analytical and Technical Services
1. Reference Wood Collection (Xylarium)
2. Wood identification and preparation of authenticated wood samples
3. Analysis of ecological samples
Forest Produce And Product Programme
Head of Programme