Mohd Nazip Suratman

Universiti Teknologi MARA

Mohd Nazip Suratman is a Professor of Forestry at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and a principal fellow of the Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He earned an MS from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, and a PhD from the University of British Columbia, Canada. His research interests cover several aspects of forestry, mainly forest resources management, forest modelling, and biodiversity. Altogether, he has published 15 books and more than 200 research publications. He served as the deputy vice-chancellor (Research and Innovation) of UiTM from 2018 to 2021. He received UiTM’s Best Researcher and Top Talent Awards in 2015 and 2021, respectively.

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Natural resources are necessary for meeting simple human needs such as food, water, clothing, shelter, and air. They are part of humanity’s natural heritage or protected in nature reserves. Therefore, sustainable management of natural resources is crucial to ensure the stability of the ecosystem, prevent further damage to the environment, and avoid over-consumption of the resources. For the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved, it is crucial that natural resources be protected from being destroyed or overused. In addition, proper care of these resources will help them sustain for a long period of time to meet the needs of future generations. The global community has become increasingly aware of the importance of sustainable natural resources management. As highlighted in this book, it can be achieved through multiple approaches of top-down, adaptive management, integrated natural resources management, and community-based resources management. This book discusses the theories, practices, and findings on effective natural resource management being practiced in many parts of the world.

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Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

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Books edited

By Mohd Nazip Suratman

Part of the book: Biodiversity Enrichment in a Diverse World

Introductory Chapter: Conserving Biodiversity in Protected Areas

By Mohd Nazip Suratman

Part of the book: National Parks

Light Intensity and Soil Compaction as Influenced by Ecotourism Activities in Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Mohamad Danial Md Sabri, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Abd Rahman Kassim, Nur Hajar Zamah Shari, Shamsul Khamis and Mohd Salleh Daim

Pahang National Park provides a diversity of flora and fauna, which is popular for ecotourism activities within Malaysia. The ecotourism activities such as trekking and camping may result in some degree of changes to the forest condition in the protected areas. Therefore, a study was conducted to investigate the influences of ecotourism activities on the light intensity and soil compaction in Pahang National Park. A total of 40 plots measuring at 20 × 25 m were established in camping area, trekking trail and natural area of the park. The light intensity and soil compaction were measured using hemispherical photography at nine points and a hand penetrometer at five points, respectively, randomly selected in each plot. The Analysis of Variance shows there was a significant difference in the means of light intensity and soil compaction in three study sites (p < 0.05). The light intensity in the trekking trail is significantly greater than in natural area (18.87% vs. 13.13%). The soil compaction in the trekking trail is significantly greater than in natural area and camping area (p < 0.05). This may suggest that ecotourism activities especially trekking activity has significantly influenced the trend of forest light intensity and soil compaction in Pahang National Park.

Part of the book: National Parks

Biomass and Carbon Stocks Estimation of Lowland Dipterocarp, Riparian and Hill Dipterocarp Forests in Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Nor Farika Zani, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Adzmi Yaacob and Nazlin Asari

Forest biomass estimation at local or global scale is very crucial and served as an important indicator for monitoring and estimating the forest carbon ecosystem especially in the context of climate change. Pahang National Park (PNP) is considered as a primary forest, and therefore, it is expected that more carbon can be absorbed and stored by forest biomass. Despite the multifunctional roles of forest biomass, lack of research had been done with regard to the extent of above-ground biomass (AGB) and below-ground biomass (BGB) in lowland dipterocarp (LDF), riparian (RF) and hill dipterocarp forests (HDF). Therefore, this study was conducted to provide an estimation of the AGB, BGB and carbon stocks with respect to different localities in PNP. A total of 60 plots were randomly set up and each forest type contains 20 plots measuring 20 × 20 m. The diameter at breast height (DBH) and height (H) were used to calculate the AGB and BGB, and the carbon conversion coefficient of 0.50 was used to calculate the carbon stocks. Based on the results, the estimation of biomass within LDF, RF and HDF not greatly varies between different species with the mean total tree biomass (TTB) values of 415.11, 323.33 and 579.05 t/ha, respectively. The estimation of carbon storage demonstrated that HDF attained the highest carbon stocks in TTB with the value of 289.52 t/ha. The information from this study is expected to provide baseline information and an understanding on the role of trees in the natural forest in sequestrating carbon.

Part of the book: National Parks

Introductory Chapter: Managing World’s Forests for Sustainable Development

By Mohd Nazip Suratman and Zulkiflee Abd Latif

Part of the book: Forest Degradation Around the World

Introductory Chapter: Tropical Biodiversity Research in Protected Area of Pahang National Park, Malaysia

By Mohd Nazip Suratman

Part of the book: Protected Area Management

Introductory Chapter: Why Is Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Necessary?

By Mohd Nazip Suratman, Seca Gandaseca and Engku Azlin Rahayu Engku Ariff

Part of the book: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

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