The Dawn & Rebirth of the Central Forest Spine
The Central Forest Spine (CFS) initiative is the brainchild of the Malaysian Federal Department of Town and Country Planning (now known as ‘PLANMalaysia’) and was first publicized in 2009 through the department’s CFS-Master Plan (CFS-MP). Elements of the wide-ranging master plan made its way into the Second National Physical Plan (NPP-2), encapsulated by: “The development focus for the Central Highlands is to establish and protect a contiguous Central Forest Spine through the