Malaysia

Total Population	27,902,000 in 2014
Rural Population	7,771,530 in 2014	28% of total population
Total country area	33,080,000 ha
Total land area (excluding inland water bodies)	32,855,000 ha
Total forested area	20,160,329 ha in 2014	61% of total land area
Permanent forest reserve	12,870,849 ha	64% of total forested area
State land forests	5,913,045 ha	29% of total forested area
Parks, sanctuaries and PAs	1,376,435 ha	7% of total forested area
Forest cover change	-95,749.92 per year (-0.47%) from 2010–2014
Carbon stocks	2,834.00 mmt in 2015
Community managed forests (with CFM agreements)	Data not available
Community forestry policies and programmes	Peninsula Malaysia: recreation, greening of urban areas. Sabah: participation of local people in sustainable forest management in Forest Management Units. Sarawak: rural development, alternative livelihoods and agroforestry projects
Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies and programmes	2010 National Policy on Climate Change EU-REDD+ Project entitled ‘Tackling Climate Change through Sustainable Forest Management and Community Development’ Project on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Tropical Peat Swamp Forests and Associated Wetlands Ecosystems

Sources: Annual Report Forest Department Sarawak, 2013; Sabah Forest Department, Annual Report 2014; Forest Department Peninsula Malaysia Annual Report, 2014; FAO Forest Resources Assessment Report 2015, Malaysia Country Report.