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The Heart of Borneo is a conservation agreement initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature to protect a 220,000 km² forested region on Borneo island. The agreement was signed by the governments of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Bali on 12 February 2007 to support the initiative. The region provides habitat to 10 endemic species of primates, 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. A status report from 2012 found that the lowland rain forest within the area is deteriorating and under threat. The Bornean rhinoceros was the most threatened fauna, in 2015 three captive individuals remained in Sabah.




Protected areas


The proposed Heart of Borneo region includes a number of areas already under protection, such as: Batang Ai National Park, Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary, Gunung Mulu National Park, Crocker Range National Park, Kinabalu National Park in Malaysia, the Kayan Mentarang National Park, Betung Kerihun National Park, Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park, Danau Sentarum National Park in Indonesia and the Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei.




See also


Deforestation in Borneo
Transboundary protected area




References






Further reading


Persoon, Gerard A. and Osseweijer, Manon (eds) (2008). Reflections on the Heart of Borneo. Wageningen: Tropenbos International. ISBN 978-90-5113-091-1




External links


Heart of Borneo Indonesian Government website Archived 2013-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
Declaration on the Heart of Borneo Initiative
WWF: Newly Discovered Species in the Heart of Borneo

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Jantung Kalimantan
• Suku Dayak Kadazan
• Badak kalimantan
• Usun Apau Plieran
• Biawak tanpa telinga
• Taman Nasional Ulu Temburong
• Ular-lumpur kapuas
• Long Isun, Long Pahangai, Mahakam Ulu
• Indonesia
• Soeharto
• Heart of Borneo
• Borneo
• Yahya Bakar
• Pan-Borneo Highway
• Protected areas of Brunei
• East Kalimantan
• Deforestation in Borneo
• Earless monitor lizard
• Japanese occupation of British Borneo
• Central Kalimantan