Green Practices Guideline for Forest Operation

CASE STUDY 2 Asrama Raya Sdn. Bhd. (ARSB) was incorporated on the 13 th November 1967. ARSB sawmill is the first sawmill in the country that has given timber tracking certificates for exporting ‘green’ timber. Received a Well-Managed Nature Forest certification under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and complies with the National Forest Stewardship Standard of Malaysia Principles & Criteria. ARSB APPROACH ADDED VALUE BENEFITS • Conducts selective logging based on SMS and RIL by using a Logfisher. • Improved Base Hydraulic Forest Harvesting Machine. Its customised and improved feature provides stability and power to perform a range of standard harvesting operations especially winching of logs from the forest in all directions and terrains for natural and plantation forests. • The Logfisher can reduce soil disturbance, especially in steep areas, and reduce the potential for siltation of streams. The machine can reduce around 60% of fuel energy. The result implies the benefits of economic and ecological conservation. 54 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR FOREST OPERATION