The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.

Sumatra is the only place on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans, and elephants live together. The forests of Borneo and Sumatra are home to marvelous creatures like the proboscis monkey, sun bear, clouded leopard, and flying fox bat, and endangered animals like the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran rhino, and Bornean elephant.

The mixed views from the Bukit Barisan mountain chain of the stunning Lake Gunung Tujuh (the highest lake in Southeast Asia), the splendor of the giant volcano Mount Kerinci, and many small volcanic, coastal and glacial lakes in natural forest settings create …

About 12 million hectares of forest on Sumatra have been cleared in the past 22 years, a loss of nearly 50%. Sumatra is home to 201 mammal species and 580 bird species. Critically endangered, there are fewer than 300 Sumatran rhinos …

Aug 27, 2024 · The Sumatran rainforest is located in Sumatra Indonesia covering 2,595,124 hectares of land being one of the biggest conservation areas in southeast Asia.

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The Sumatran lowland rain forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0158) covers the lowland forests running the length of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The region is one of exceptionally high biodiversity, similar to Borneo and New Guinea islands.

Aug 26, 2024 · The Sumatran Rainforest is the sixth largest island in the world situated in Indonesia, inhabited by over 15,000 known plant species; with more than 400 discovered since 1995.

The 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site comprises three national parks: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The site holds the greatest potential for long-term conservation of the distinctive and diverse biota of Sumatra, including many endangered species.

Aug 27, 2024 · Sumatra Rainforest is the last place on earth that the endemic, as well as the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger, Sumatran Orangutang, Sumatran Rhino, sun bear and Sumatran Elephant exist in unison (Rainforests and Biodiversity, n.d.).