Buku ini merupakan kompilasi penulisan hasil kajian yang telah dijalankan oleh para penyelidik di beberapa kawasan hutan terosot terpilih Semenanjung Malaysia. Kajian yang dijalankan bertujuan untuk membangunkan kaedah yang bersesuaian dalam usaha restorasi kawasan hutan terosot. Buku ini boleh dijadikan sebagai rujukan asas dalam melaksanakan kajian di kawasan hutan terosot Semenanjung Malaysia.

Buku ini merupakan kompilasi penulisan hasil kajian yang telah dijalankan oleh para penyelidik di beberapa kawasan hutan terosot terpilih Semenanjung Malaysia. Kajian yang dijalankan bertujuan untuk membangunkan kaedah yang bersesuaian dalam usaha restorasi kawasan hutan terosot. Buku ini boleh dijadikan sebagai rujukan asas dalam melaksanakan kajian di kawasan hutan terosot Semenanjung Malaysia.

The Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS) is a quarterly journal dedicated to improving our understanding of tropical forestry, an area that has never before attracted so much attention in the conservation of the environment, both globally and in the tropical countries, and the need to manage the tropical forest as sustainable ecosystems. JTFS publishes original articles on current research related to tropical forestry and its associated sciences, including management of tropical forests, development, production and harvesting of forest produce (wood and non-wood), forest botany, physiology, ecology, soil, genetics, protection, conservation, forest mycology, economics and aspects of afforestation and reforestation. Papers on other areas of forestry that can be related to tropical forestry, commentaries, hypotheses, short communications and book reviews are also published.

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has organised “Workshop on Agarwood Grading Method Development through an Integrated Scientific Approach” on 2-4 August 2023. The workshop was attended by stakeholders, researchers, lecturers from industry, universities and government agencies. This workshop highlighted results from research activities on grading agarwood in Malaysia. The purpose of this session is to coordinate preliminary information to formulate a model for grading agarwood in a scientific manner that can be used by the Malaysian agarwood industry.

Ramin is a popular material for various types of timber products. However, forest degradation and extensive habitat loss have severely affected the wild population of the species. Hence, majority of the species are now categorised as threatened. The international trade of ramin is currently regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES. As a timber-producing country, the best strategy for conservation of timber species in Malaysia is to promote alternative materials. This article presents some potential alternatives for ramin timber to encourage research and product development, which ultimately helps to alleviate the market pressure on depleting timber species.