Abstract: The Penang National Park (PNP), formerly known as Pantai Acheh forest is one of the few natural heritages in Northern Penins
Corresponding Author: Geography Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia, E-mail: cwho 136
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countermeasures as outcome, `strength' could be maximized to overcome weaknesses. Similarly, opportunities are maximised and threats m
national park on the month of April 2003. The PNP was also the first protected area which was legally gazetted under the National Park Fig. 1: Location of Penang and Penang National Park Source: http://www.malaysia-maps.com/ 1 2 www.emeraldinsight.com/1755-425X.htm [Accessed September 2010] http://www.fao.org/forestry/4302/en/ [Accessed March 2009] 137
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Although some of the area has been logged, most of the area in the park is hilly which makes logging difficult. At the moment about 70
countries. In Malaysia, SWOT analysis was carried out locally in Matang Mangrove forests as a potential ecotourism site (Ayob6). SWOT 3 4