Heart of Borneo
The Heart of Borneo is a conservation agreement initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature to protect 220,000 km² forested region on Borneo island. In 2007 an official agreement has been signed by the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Bali on 12 February 2007[1] to support the initiative. The region provides habitat to 10 endemic species of primate, more than 350 birds, 150 reptiles and amphibians and 10,000 plants. From 2007 to 2010 a total of 123 new species have been recorded in the region.[2]
Protected areas
At present Kalimantan has ten national parks with a total land area of 4,609,000 ha, Sabah has six national parks, including three marine parks (total 243,000 ha), Sarawak has fifteen national parks (total 201,000 ha), while Brunei has one national park covering 46,000 ha of rainforest.
See also
References
- ^ Forestry Department of Brunei:The Heart of Borneo, retrieved 3 November 2010
- ^ Adam, David: Lungless frog and 'ninja slug' among new species discovered under Borneo protection plan, in The Guardian 22 April 2010, retrieved 3 November 2010
Further reading
- Persoon, Gerard A. and Osseweijer, Manon (ed): Reflections on the Heart of Borneo, Tropenbos International, Wageningen, 2008, ISBN 978-90-5113-091-1