Research & Development

Research & Development

Research & Development Department is responsible to coordinate study in SLFR to assist operation and environment improvement. R&D shall promote environmental awareness and accumulate knowledge to support management in making decision through science prospect. The R&D unit in SLFR is a small team and only managing small-scale in-house research. Therefore, the management has engaged with Sabah Forestry Department (SFD) and institutional academy like University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for research collaboration to assist in KTSP Forest Management.

Among the achievement from the research collaboration is the innovation of two forest model for rehabilitation and resource assessment HPC and PPSP respectively.

The following R&D activities have been carried out in KTSP:

No

Study Title Duration Completion In house/
Collaboration
Year

Remarks

1 Minerology Availabilities and Its Relationship with Wildlife Population 3 years Completed data collection Main research project under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 – now
2 Silviculture and Morpho-Phenological Research 3 years Completed data collection Main research project under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 – now
3 Feasibility study on Nature Tourism Potential in SLFR 3 years Completed data collection Main research project under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 – now
4 The study on the morphology and phenology of Shorea leprosula and Dryobalanops lanceolata seed trees 6 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 Undergraduate student
5 The growth performance of Talisai bukit (Terminalia sp.) in an open planting system on severly degraded site at Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve (SLFR) 6 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 Undergraduate student
6 The growth performance of Talisai bukit (Terminalia sp.) in an open planting system on partially degraded site at Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve (SLFR) 6 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 Undergraduate student
7 The growth performance of Binuang (Octomeles sumatrana) in an open planting system on severly degraded site at Segaliud Lokan Forest Reserve (SLFR) 6 months Completed data collection Collaboration with UMS under MOA between UMS-KTSP 2019 Undergraduate student
8 The Impact of Reduced Impact Logging on Bird Population in Borneon Forest Plantation, Sabah. 1 year Completed data collection Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017-2018 Post Graduate research
9 The Activity Pattern of Sunda Clouded Leopard (Neofelis diardi) in Sabah, Malaysia 1 year Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017-2018 Post Graduate research
10 Populasi ‘false gharial’ (Tomistoma shlegelii), di sungai lokan, ladang KTS, Sandakan 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2018 Undergraduate student
11 The Primate Population at Sungai Lokan, KTS Plantation, Sandakan 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2018 Undergraduate student
12 Kepadatan dan Kepelbagaian Mamalia di Ladang Hutan Getah, Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan, KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
13 Populasi Burung di Ladang Hutan Getah KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
14 Kepelbagaian dan Kepadatan Populasi Mamalia di Kawasan Perladangan Kayu Industri (ITP) Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
15 Kepelbagaian dan Kepadatan Populasi Mamalia di bahagian Konservasi Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
16 Kepadatan dan Kepelbagaian Populasi Burung di Kawasan Perladangan Kayu Industri, Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
17 Kajian Kepadatan dan Kepelbagaian Mamalia Nokturnal di Kawasan Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS 2017 Undergraduate student
18 Effect of Different Shading on Shorea leprosula seedlings and Saplings, and Morpho-phenological characteristic of Mother Trees at Sandakan, Sabah 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS 2017 Undergraduate student
19 Kepadatan dan Kepelbagaian Populasi Burung di Hutan Pengurusan SemulaJadi, Hutan Simpan Segaliud Lokan, KTS Plantation Sdn. Bhd. 3 months Completed Collaboration with UMS under MOU between KTSP-UMS-SFD 2017 Undergraduate student
20 Effect of different seedlings height on seedlings performance 10 months Completed In house study 2016
21 Orang Utan Population 1 years Completed Collaboration with BCT 2012-2013 NGO
22 Movement Pattern of Elephant 1 years Completed Collaboration with BCT 2012-2013 NGO
23 Tree Community Composition as an Indicator in Biodiversity Monitoring. 1 years Completed Collaboration with Kyoto University 2011-2012
24 Growth performance of selected timber species which is suitable for plantation and rehabilitation. 8 years Completed In house study 1999-2007