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Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia

Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This...

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Main Authors: Mundher, Riyadh, Abu Bakar, Shamsul, Maulan, Suhardi, Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari, Osman, Syuhaily, Al-Sharaa, Ammar, Gao, Hangyu
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101380/
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1280
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1013802023-06-17T23:09:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101380/ Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia Mundher, Riyadh Abu Bakar, Shamsul Maulan, Suhardi Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari Osman, Syuhaily Al-Sharaa, Ammar Gao, Hangyu Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This study aims to identify public perception and awareness regarding values and essential aspects that affect the preservation of permanent forest reserves (PFR) in Malaysia. In particular, this study investigated the values of visual aesthetics to promote the preservation of Malaysian PFR within the existing legal framework. Results from the survey revealed that the public strongly perceived ecology and research education as the two most important aspects of preserving Malaysian PFR. The study also confirmed that visual aesthetics are considered a crucial aspect of forest classification and preservation beyond people’s health, safety, recreational, and economy. Interm of PFR functions, aesthetic is aslo the third most important factors after protection and research/education. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022-08-10 Article PeerReviewed Mundher, Riyadh and Abu Bakar, Shamsul and Maulan, Suhardi and Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari and Osman, Syuhaily and Al-Sharaa, Ammar and Gao, Hangyu (2022) Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia. Land, 11 (8). art. no. 1280. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2073-445X https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1280 10.3390/land11081280
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description Malaysia has suffered a significant loss of forest cover over the years, mainly due to logging and land clearance for agriculture activities. Although the forest legislation has long been established and continuously enforced, it was not inclusive enough to protect the local natural resources. This study aims to identify public perception and awareness regarding values and essential aspects that affect the preservation of permanent forest reserves (PFR) in Malaysia. In particular, this study investigated the values of visual aesthetics to promote the preservation of Malaysian PFR within the existing legal framework. Results from the survey revealed that the public strongly perceived ecology and research education as the two most important aspects of preserving Malaysian PFR. The study also confirmed that visual aesthetics are considered a crucial aspect of forest classification and preservation beyond people’s health, safety, recreational, and economy. Interm of PFR functions, aesthetic is aslo the third most important factors after protection and research/education.
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author Mundher, Riyadh
Abu Bakar, Shamsul
Maulan, Suhardi
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Osman, Syuhaily
Al-Sharaa, Ammar
Gao, Hangyu
spellingShingle Mundher, Riyadh
Abu Bakar, Shamsul
Maulan, Suhardi
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Osman, Syuhaily
Al-Sharaa, Ammar
Gao, Hangyu
Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
author_facet Mundher, Riyadh
Abu Bakar, Shamsul
Maulan, Suhardi
Mohd Yusof, Mohd Johari
Osman, Syuhaily
Al-Sharaa, Ammar
Gao, Hangyu
author_sort Mundher, Riyadh
title Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
title_short Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
title_full Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
title_fullStr Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of Permanent Forest Reserve (PFR) in Malaysia
title_sort exploring awareness and public perception towards the importance of visual aesthetics for preservation of permanent forest reserve (pfr) in malaysia
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2022
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101380/
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1280
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