Riparian Buffer Zone: An assessment of public awareness in Kota Damansara Community Forest Park

Abstract

Riparian Buffer Zone (RBZ) is an important rehabilitation zone between land and water that promotes protection to aquatic life and terrestrial wildlife habitat. Public awareness on the importance of implementation RBZ between forest area and development area is crucial as this could help in reducing pollution into forest areas. The objective of this study is to assess the level of public awareness on the importance of the presence of RBZ at Kota Damansara Community Forest Park. A total of 188 respondents were interviewed using survey of questionnaire. From this survey, eighty four percent of the respondents surrounding Kota Damansara Community Forest Park has rejected the Petaling Jaya Local Draft Plan 2020 which proposed a plan in the current forest reserve.