SEDIA Training at Seraya on Sustainable Forest Management topics
2021-07-13
This Tuesday (13 July) a SEDIA Sustainable Forest Management training session took place at Seraya camp in Gerak Saga with the goal of educating the team on site about Sustainable Forest Management (SFM). The Sabah Economic Development and Investment Authority or ‘SEDIA’ is defined by three key principles to guide development in Sabah: to capture higher value economic activities, promote balanced economic growth with distributions and ensure sustainable growth via environmental conservation.
This training session focused on the forest certifications (FSC, MTCS, Sabah-TLAS) as well as the identification, management and monitoring of High Conservation Value (HCV) forest, environmental protection and rehabilitation. Those who attended were a team of 15 local forest workers that are working full-time in the plantation and are responsible for tree planting and silviculture treatment.
The training session was conducted in two parts: In the morning there was a briefing followed by an informational presentation and in the afternoon there was a practical session where the foresters were able to conduct a silviculture treatment themselves. This was done at a nearby enrichment planting area at the riparian reserve in the camp. The practical was performed on the 116 species of indigenous trees, which were planted there in 2020 as a part of the rehabilitation effort by the company. These types of educational sessions are invaluable and ensure the foresters are well informed on the importance of sustainability and rehabilitation in forestry.
Gerak Saga is always looking to improve its standards and increase conservational awareness and it is a priority to ensure the company’s sustainable practices are always developing for the better of the environment and the community.
