malaysia

PeninsularMalaysia (west)

East Malaysia

Sarawak

Sabah

KL

CORE

PERIPHERY

KL

THE CORE

SARAWAK EAST MALAYSIA

THE PERIPHERY

SARAWAK

THE PERIPHERYMANY RESOURCESBUT DENSE TRFDIFFICULT RELIEFPOOR INFRASTRUCTURELACK OF EDUCATIONLACK OF INDUSTRIALISATIONLITTLE URBANISATIONLACK OF INVESTMENTA RESOURCE FRONTIERLESS WELL DEVELOPED

THE CORE

PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

AROUND AND TO SOUTH OF KUALA LUMPUR

INVESTMENT BY GOVERNMENT AND TNC’sGOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROADS, RAIL, PORTS ANDTELECOMMSEXPORT PROCESSING ZONESINDUSTRIALISEDURBAN ISEDWELL EDUCATEDFREE TRADE ZONE

TYPICAL NICCHARACTERISTICS

TOURISM IS ONE IMPORTANTROUTE TAKEN TOWARDS DEVELOPMENTA BIG EARNERA LARGE EMPLOYER

BUTIS IT SUSTAINABLE?

NATIONAL PARKSANDECOTOURISM

DEFORESTATION FOR AGRICULTURAL, LOGGINGENERGY (HEP), MINERAL DEVELOPMENTS

PLANTAIONS FOR RUBBER, PALM OIL, PROCESSING AND EXPORT

LOSS OF ECOSYSTEMS, LOSS OF HABITATS, LOSS OFBIODIVERSITY;BIOTIC, TERRESTRIAL, ATMOSPHERICAND HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS

ECOURISMTAMAN NAGARA NATIONAL PARK