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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan Table of Contents Acknowledgements .......................................................................i Executive Summary......................................................................ii Ringkasan Eksekutif....................................................................ix List of Abbreviations and Acronyms .......................................xxi 1. Introduction ..............................................................................1 1.1 Aims and Objectives of the Preliminary Management Plan...........................1 1.2 Study Method..................................................................................................1 1.3 Protected Areas in the Global Context............................................................1 1.4 The Peninsular <strong>Malaysia</strong> Context ...................................................................3 1.5 Kelantan Context ............................................................................................6 2. Physical and Socio-economic setting of GSSP ...................20 2.1 Historical Background ..................................................................................20 2.2 Location ........................................................................................................21 2.3 Access ...........................................................................................................21 2.4 Legal Status...................................................................................................23 2.5 Geology.........................................................................................................23 2.6 Water Quality................................................................................................25 2.7 Land Use .......................................................................................................26 2.8 Socio-Economy.............................................................................................29 3. Biodiversity of GSSP..............................................................31 3.1 General Characteristics of the Forests in GSSP............................................31 3.2 Logging History of GSSP and Surrounding Areas.......................................31 3.4 Gunung Stong Scientific Expedition 2003 ...................................................35 3.5 Fauna.............................................................................................................37 3.6 Plants.............................................................................................................40 4. Tourism at GSSP.....................................................................42 4.1 Baha Adventure Team (BAT).......................................................................42 4.2 Trails .............................................................................................................44 4.3 Visitors..........................................................................................................45 4.4 Tourism Infrastructure ..................................................................................57 4.5 Tour Operators..............................................................................................58 5. Main Findings and Implications In Management Planning of GSSP .......................................................................................60 5.1 Steep Terrain of GSSP..................................................................................60 5.2 Critical Ecosystem ........................................................................................60 5.3 Realignment of GSSP Boundary ..................................................................60 5.4 Inclusion of the Dabong Limestone Hills in Management Planning for GSSP ……………………………………………………………………………. 61 5.5 Greater Involvement of Local Communities ................................................61 5.6 Inappropriate Tourism Development............................................................62 xvii
Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan 6. The Preliminary Management Plan ......................................63 6.1 Purpose and Objectives of Gunung Stong State Park...................................63 6.2 Main Approaches and Principles ..................................................................63 6.3 Legislation and Law Enforcement................................................................64 6.4 Administration ..............................................................................................67 6.5 Budget...........................................................................................................75 6.6 Sources of Funding .......................................................................................77 6.7 Demarcation of Boundaries ..........................................................................79 6.8 Zoning...........................................................................................................80 6.9 Buffer Zones .................................................................................................83 6.10 Physical Development ..................................................................................84 6.11 Visitor-Specific Carrying Capacity...............................................................87 6.12 Biological Monitoring...................................................................................89 6.13 Signposting ...................................................................................................90 6.14 Capacity Building .........................................................................................93 6.15 Research........................................................................................................94 6.17 Environmental Education..............................................................................98 6.18 Networking and Collaboration with Other PAs............................................98 6.19 Local Communities.....................................................................................100 6.21 Promotion and Marketing ...........................................................................102 7. 5-Year Implementation Plan.................................................105 8. Conclusion ...........................................................................107 References ...............................................................................108 List of Tables Table 1.1 IUCN Protected Areas Categories ..……………………………………………… 2 Table 1.2 Selected Milestones of Protected Area (PA) Management in Peninsular <strong>Malaysia</strong> ………………………………………….………………………………………… 4 Table 1.3 Area and Population of Districts in Kelantan ……………………………………. 7 Table 1.4 Gross Domestic Product by Sector ……………………………………………… 8 Table 1.5 Tourist Arrivals in Kelantan ..…………………………………………………… 9 Table 1.6 Average Annual 24-Hour Mean Temperature (ºC) ..…………………………….. 11 Table 1.7 Annual rainfall (mm) ..………………………………………………………........ 11 Table 1.8 Permanent Reserved Forests in Kelantan ……………………………………….. 13 Table 1.9 Virgin Jungle Reserves in Kelantan ……………………………………………… 14 Table 1.10 Production of Major Timber Products in Kelantan (in cubic meters) .………….. 15 Table 1.11 Hyper-Endemic Trees of Kelantan and their Localities ………………………….. 16 Table 1.12 Distribution of Plants found on Limestone Hills in Kelantan .…………………… 17 Table 2.1 Existing Means of Access to GSSP ..……………………………………………... 22 Table 2.2 Description of Sampling Stations …………………………………........................ 24 Table 2.3 Water Sampling Data ……………………………………………………….......... 24 Table 2.4 Land Use of the District of Kuala Krai ……………………………....................... 25 Table 2.5 Facilities Available at Settlement Centres near GSSP …………………………… 26 xviii
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