Protected Areas Master List - NRE

Methodology• Review of existing literature providing lists of protected areas in Malaysia.• Circulation of datasheets for completion by protected area managementauthorities.• A specific search for the original State and Federal Gazette notifications forkey areas (including 36 areas listed by DWNP-DANCED 1996).• A specific search for all state Gazette notifications under the NationalForestry Act 1984 (1984-May 2012) and incomplete search of state Gazettenotifications under state forestry enactment before 1984.• A general review of State Gazette notifications from 1984 to May 2012.• Consultation with selected stakeholders on areas to be listed, assigningIUCN category, etc.• Procurement of available gazette/certified plans (maps), followed byscanning, digitising, and GIS analysis.