About 78% of Brunei Darussalam's land area of 5,765 sq km is covered by forest, giving rise to forestry as one of the major activities in the country. The Government of Brunei Darussalam has acted to conserve some 322,000 ha hectares as forest reserves. At present, about 235,520 ha (40% of total land area) has already been gazetted as FR and out of this, about 50,000 ha has been allocated as National Park.

Brunei Darussalam is a coastal country lying on the north-western end of the island of Borneo, facing the South China Sea. Geographically, it is situated between longitudes 114 23' and 115 23' East, and latitudes 400' and 505' North. It lies 443 kilometers north of the equator. It has a total land area of 5,765 square kilometers with a coastline of about 130 kilometers.