On the Parks

1. The 2nd National Park in Peninsular Malaysia is Pantai Acheh NP, Penang which is just over 1000 ha. It has been ridiculed as the smallest NP in the World.

2. Before the above the only National Park is Taman Negara which consists of Taman Negara Pahang, Taman Negara Terengganu and Taman Negara Kelantan as they were gazetted under the ordinance of the respective states. Only TN Terengganu had produced its Coffee Table book.

3. Today Sarawak has a total of 20 Totally Protected Areas which include National (State sic!) Parks and the state intends to go for 29 to achieve 1 Million ha of protected areas in the near future. Ten of the established parks are within the Heart of Borneo. The situation in Sabah is similar o that of Sarawak.

4. In Peninsular Malaysia, Perlis State Park covering an area of ca. 5,000 ha has been gazetted; Gunung Stong State Park, Kelantan is yet to be gazetted. I'm not sure whether Endau-Rompin State Park, Pahang; Pulau Jerejak SP and Bukit Panchor ST in Pulau Pinang have been gazetted. The parks in Johor, Selangor and Perak have been gazetted under corporations.

5. The states of Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Kedah and Terengganu are yet to consider their TPAs to be gazetted as state parks.