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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan protection 5. Resource management 6. Protected area policy and planning (Amendment) Enactment 2004, the Protection of Wild Life Act 1972, the Environmetal Quality Act 1974, the National Forestry Act 1984, the National Parks Act 1984, and the other relevant legislation. Sustainable management of the biological and physical resources of GSSP, biological monitoring, indicators, carrying capacity, limits of acceptable change. Policy and planning that balances conservation with the needs and requirements of ecotourism, recreation and local communities. 7. Communications Presentation techniques, public relations, basic English, guiding techniques, awareness, reportwriting, interpretive displays. 8. Protected area operations Operational competency that includes project management, scheduling of duties and responsibilities, assignment of staff, field monitoring. 9. Nature guiding This is in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks. Successful participants will be certified with a Green Badge, without which it is illegal to do guiding. 10. Emergency rescue, rapid response, firstaid, and CPR 11. Navigation and map reading 12. Information technology The ability to deal with emergencies in the wilderness is of primary importance, due to distance from the nearest aid station, the challenging terrain and the different levels of fitness of visitors. Park staff and guides are the first line of emergency aid during these situations. In the wilderness, the risk of getting lost is great, especially if one is separated from the group. Knowledge of navigation and map-reading (use of compass, GPS, and recognition of physical features) is important for park staff and guides that will be leading groups to the peaks, and also involved in search and rescue activities. There must be a basic competency level in usage of information communications technology (ICT), especially in word-processing and internet communications. Communities. Forest Rangers, Park Officers, Asst. Park Officer, Forest Guides. Asst. Park Officer, Forest Officers. Forest Ranger, Park Officer, Asst. Park Officer, Park Guides. Forest Ranger, Park Officers. Forest Ranger, Park Officer, Asst. Park Officers, Park Guides. Forest Rangers, Parks Officer, Asst. Park Officers, General Workers, Park Guides. Forest Rangers, Park Officer, Asst. Park Officers, Park Guides. Asst. Park Officers, Forest Rangers, Park Guides. Source: Adapted from PSFD/DANIDA (2002). 6.15 Research 6.15.1 Areas of Study As a newly protected area, there is a need to increase the body of knowledge on the biodiversity, tourism, and economic resources within GSSP. Some areas of study relevant to GSSP are suggested in Table 6.13. 94
Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan No. Suggested Areas of Study 1. Wildlife migration and ecology 2. Forest regeneration 3. Human-wildlife conflicts Table 6.13: Some Areas of Study Relevant to GSSP Reasons GSSP is mostly surrounded by forested areas, and is contiguous with Belum-Temengor and other areas within the Titiwangsa Range and not much is not known about the movements of wildlife within and between these areas. For example, elephants have been observed crossing the East-West Highway at Banding, and this migration pattern should be studied by satellite tracking or other means, as GSSP could also be part of their range. However, wildlife research should not be limited to big mammals alone, bats could also be radio-collared to ascertain their range. Most of forests below 1,000m in GSSP have been logged before, and therefore should be promoted as a site for studies on postharvesting forest regeneration, as logging will not be carried out again once the park is gazetted. For those areas that are heavily logged, silviculture treatment should be introduced, to induce better regeneration into primary forests. Research plots could be established and promoted to universities and research institutions. Large- and small-scale conversions of surrounding forestland into agriculture have increased the incidence of human-wildlife conflicts. Studies could be conducted to determine the best methods to minimise these incidences. The study of wildlife ecology through camera-trapping is but a beginning for understanding the dynamics of the on-going problem. 4. Herbaceous plants The perennially moist conditions of GSSP have encouraged the growth of herbaceous plants, typically orchids, gesneriads, and gingers. The study of these plants should be promoted, particularly in terms of their horticultural potential and sustainable harvesting for establishment of ex situ collections. 5. Medicinal plants There are many plants with medicinal properties within GSSP that could be promoted for study, and these include the Goniothalamus spp. (kenerak), some species of Melastoma, and the Tongkat Ali, Eurycoma longifolia. 6. Limestone ecology The limestone caves at Dabong should be conserved and managed together with GSSP due to their significance. The limestone hills have been known to harbour rare and endemic species of gesneriads, balsams, begonias, and Monophyllaea spp., and the caves are batroosting sites important for the fruit-farming industry. These caves are easily accessible, and could be promoted for study on limestone habitats. There is also a need to confirm the existence of plants earlier reported to be present here, before any proposed development threatens their existence. The series of caves within Dabong should be explored and mapped, and their fauna documented. 7. Market research and tourism needs survey 8. Cost-benefit studies Infrastructural development in our protected areas quite often does not include visitor consultation in the planning process. Illconceived resorts become white elephants when they are targeted at the wrong market segments, even when there is (as yet), low demand for such development. Development in protected areas should be guided by what the visitors wants, and not upon what decisionmakers think the visitors want. Market research and tourism surveys are, therefore, crucial. Cost-benefit studies are much neglected in <strong>Malaysia</strong>, possibly due to the almost subjective nature of agreeing to the discount rate, value of benefits (biodiversity, potential for biotechnology, ecological 95
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