Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on the Sharing of Findings from the Activities Implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia under the ITTO­CITES Project on Ensuring International Trade in CITES­Listed Timber Species is Consistent with their Sustainable Management and Conservation Editors Khali Aziz Hamzah, Ismail Harun, Ismail Parlan, Mohd Azahari Faidi & Abd Razak Othman ITTO­CITES Regional Workshop 2010 i | P a g e © Forest Research Institute Malaysia, International Tropical Timber Organisation and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 2011 First Printing 2011 All enquiries should be forwarded to: Director‐General Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) 52109 Kepong, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia No. Tel: 603‐62797000 Fax: 603 62731314 http://frim.gov.my Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia Cataloguing‐in‐Publication Data ITTO‐CITES Regional Workshop (2010) Proceedings of the regional workshop on the sharing of findings from the activities implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia under the ITTO‐CITES project on ensuring international trade in CITES‐ listed timber species is consistent with their sustainable management and conservation / editors Khali Aziz Hamzah … [et al.] ISBN 978‐967‐5221‐61‐3 1. 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Bhd., Sungai Buloh ii | P a g e CONTENTS ITTO­CITES REGIONAL WORKSHOP 2010 1– 4 December 2010 CONTENTS PAGE Background iv List of Papers v Message from the Director‐General Forest Research Institute Malaysia vi (FRIM) Message from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species viii of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Message from the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) ix Message from the Secretary‐General of the Ministry of Natural Resources and x Environment (NRE) Session 1 : Technical Papers 1‐5 1 Session 2 : Technical Papers 6‐10 45 Session 3 : Technical Papers 11‐14 81 Workshop Resolutions 97 Acknowledgements 105 Annex 1: Workshop Program 106 Annex 2: Committee Members 109 Annex 3: List of Participants 110 Annex 4: Photos 112 ITTO­CITES Regional Workshop 2010 iii | P a g e BACKGROUND ITTO­CITES REGIONAL WORKSHOP 2010 1– 4 December 2010 The aim of the ITTO‐CITES “Project on Ensuring International Trade in CITES‐listed Timber Species is Consistent with their Sustainable Management and Conservation” is to further enhanced the conservation and sustainable management of Gonystylus spp. There are ten main Activities under the project related to various aspects of research on Gonystylus spp. undertook by Malaysia and Indonesia. All the Activities were completed by December 2010. In Indonesia, the Activities were conducted by a number of agencies under the supervision of the Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA), Indonesia, Directorate General Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Indonesia. The Activities in Malaysia were coordinated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). The implementing agencies in Malaysia were Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia (FDPM), Sarawak Forest Department (SFD), Sarawak Forestry Corporation and Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM). The Activities in Indonesia were implemented by the Centre for Forest and Nature Conservation Research and Development (CFNCRD), Remote Sensing & Geomatics Laboratory of the Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, Research Centre for Biology of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and the Directorate of Biodiversity Conservation. As part of the project requirement, a four‐day Regional Workshop aims to disseminate the outcomes and findings from the activities was organised (Annex A). The Regional Workshop was held on 1‐4 December 2010 in Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia and participated by 61 technical experts and representatives from governmental, non‐governmental, universities, research and international agencies in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Regional Workshop aims to disseminate the outcomes, findings, and best practices to all relevant stakeholders with regards to the sustainable management and conservation of Gonystylus spp. in Indonesia and Malaysia. The Regional Workshop is expected to provide a platform for the executing agencies in Indonesia and Malaysia to collect information and coordinate the preparation of a final report of all Activities implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia to ITTO. It is anticipated that the Workshop will also act as a forum for participants to discuss and deliberate on further projects and activities that could assist Indonesia and Malaysia in enhancing the sustainable management and conservation of Gonystylus spp. Hence, the specific objectives of the Regional Workshop are as follows: (i) To share, learn and discuss the findings of each Activity implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia under the ITTO‐CITES Project. (ii) To identify and adapt relevant findings from the Indonesian Activities by Malaysia, vice versa, and, (iii) To identify potential projects and activities to further ensure that the international trade of Gonystylus spp. is consistent with their sustainable management and conservation practices. The Workshop was held at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Kuantan, Pahang, about 300 km from Kuala Lumpur. Kuantan was chosen as the Workshop venue as it is only 30 km from Pekan Forest Reserve (FR) where some of the field activities under the ITTO‐CITES Project were conducted. iv | P a g e LIST OF ITTO­CITES REGIONAL WORKSHOP 2010 PAPERS 1– 4 December 2010 NO. TITLE PAGE Non­detrimental findings report on Gonystylus bancanus : a qualitative 1 assessment of G. bancanus in two selected permanent forests of Sarawak 2 Malcom Demies, Mohd. Shahbudin Sabki, Lucy Chong & Ernest Chai Improving inventory design to estimate growing stock of ramin (Gonystylus 2 bancanus) in Indonesia 13 Nengah Surati Jaya, Samsuri, Tien Lastini & Edwin Setia Purnama The distribution of dry and wet inland Gonystylus spp. (ramin), Aquilaria spp. 3 (karas) and Intsia spp. (merbau) in Peninsular Malaysia 21 Samsu Anuar Nawi, Ihsan Sabri Kamarazaman, M. Zarin Ramlan & Muhamad Azmi Generation of spatial distribution maps of Gonystylus bancanus (ramin) using 4 hyperspectral technology 27 Khali Aziz Hamzah, Mohd Azahari Faidi, Tan Sek Aun & Hamdan Omar Genetic diversity study of Gonystylus bancanus and genetic relationship 5 between Gonystylus spp. 35 Anthonius YPBC Widyatmoko 6 Population dynamics and optimum harvest of Gonystylus bancanus in production forests of Peninsular Malaysia 46 Ismail Harun, Abd Rahman Kassim, Ismail Parlan & Harfendy Osman Assessing silvicultural system on ramin: review on current practices 7 54 Istomo, Cahyo Wibowo & Tajudin Edy Komar The development of Gonystylus spp. (ramin) timber monitoring system using 8 radio frequency identification (RFID) in Peninsular Malaysia 64 Harry Yong & Abdul Jalil Ahmad Tabon Survey and inventory of Gonystylus spp. in east Kalimantan 9 68 Muhammad Mansur, Teguh Triono, Kade Sidiyasa, Ismail & Zaenal Arifin The development of DNA database for Gonystylus bancanus in Sarawak 10 70 Bibian Diway, Nurul Farhana Zakaria, Suliana Charles, Kevin Ng & Lucy Chong Review on ramin harvest and trade CITES compliance, tri­national task force 11 on trade in ramin, trade control and monitoring 82 Sutito, Agus Badiah & Tajudin Edy Komar Sawn timber and plywood recovery study of ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) in 12 Peninsular Malaysia 86 Harry Yong, Rosaizan Haryani Rosli & Abdul Jalil Ahmad Tabon Conservation and establishment of ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) genepool 13 90 Endang Savitri, Tajudin Edy Komar & Rusmana Vegetative propagation of ramin (Gonystylus bancanus) using KOFFCO system 14 94 Evalin Sumbayak & Tajudin Edy Komar v | P a g e MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR­GENERAL FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA (FRIM) Regional workshop on the sharing of findings from the activities implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia under the ITTO‐CITES project on ensuring international trade in CITES‐listed timber species is consistent with their sustainable management and conservation Dato’ Dr Abd. Latif Mohmod Assalammualaikum and a very good morning. First of all, may I take this opportunity to welcome all of you foreign and local participants to this regional workshop. On behalf of the workshop organisers, let me take a bit of your time to say few words as welcome remarks at this auspicious occasion. FRIM is very honoured to organise this workshop together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia (NRE), with collaboration from other departments such as the Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia, Forestry Department of Pahang and Sarawak Forest Department. We sincerely thanks YBhg Dato’ Zoal Azha Bin Yusof, Secretary‐General, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysia (NRE) for accepting NRE to co‐organise this workshop with us. The active participation of the ministry in organising this workshop is very much appreciated by the technical departments. As all you are aware of, this regional workshop is funded by the ITTO‐CITES with some allocation from the Government of Malaysia (GOM). This workshop will act as a platform to discuss and disseminate findings of all the Activities implemented in Indonesia and Malaysia under the ITTO‐ CITES project. The aim of ITTO‐CITES Project on Ensuring International Trade in CITES‐listed Timber Species is Consistent with their Sustainable Management and Conservation is to further enhanced the conservation