Klias Forest Reserve
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Klias Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve on the Klias Peninsula, in Beaufort District of Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 3,630 hectares (36.3 km2).[3] The reserve is mostly flat, consisting mainly of peat swamp forest, with a small area of mangroves.[1] The peat forests within this reserve, along with those in the nearby Binsuluk Forest Reserve, are the last peat forests in Sabah.[4]
Klias Forest Reserve | |
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Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
Nearest city | Beaufort, Beaufort District |
Coordinates | 5°17′37″N 115°37′50″E |
Area | 36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi) |
Established | 1984 |
Governing body | Sabah Forestry Department[1] |
Being mostly peat forest, the reserve faces high fire risks. Large fires occurred in 1997–98, burning about 10% of the Klias Reserve.[5] In 2016 large fires in peat bogs, which spread to Klias and other forest reserves from nearby open burning, contributed to the 2016 Malaysian haze.[6]