Product Description As Malaysia enters the last decades of the century, it faces the danger of losing one of its most valuable assets - its forests. In this study the author, an economist, exmaines the forest resources of Malaysia and the evolution of forest policies, against a historical background and the setting of contemporary political and social pressures. The issues and problems now faced in Malaysian forestry are discussed, and possible solutions for the future are suggested. About the Author Raj Kumar, Project Officer, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.