Tropical Rainforest Heritage Of Sumatra Map
It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra.
Tropical rainforest heritage of sumatra map. By Becki Meet Me In Departures. To help develope a Master Plan to promote Ecotourism in the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra and lead to new sustainable livelihoods of local people. The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra is a mountainous landscape of exceptional beauty which forests hold many endangered species including the endemic Sumatran orang-utan.
The Rainforest is known for its in-credible biodiversity. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B14 adopted at its 32nd session Quebec City 2008 3. Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra TRHS through Ecotourism.
Together with Kerinci Seblat National Park and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park GLNP was inscribed in the Natural World Heritage List in 2004 as the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra TRHS cluster site. The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004. There are many threats that the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra face.
Covering 470000 km 2 Sumatra is the 6th largest island in the world. There has been a lot of. Illegal logging agriculture encroachment and also one of the most common threats is natural disasters.
As of 2011 UNESCO placed the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra on the Danger List to help overcome further threats of deforestation and extinction of species. With such increased awareness of the dangers this ecosystem is facing the Indonesian government has implemented regulations and programs to stop the devastation in this ecosystem. Second highest mountain in Sumatra.
Indonesias Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra is located along the mountain spine that runs down the western side of the vast Indonesian island of Sumatra. For being home to the last surviving Sumatran Tiger Rhino and Elephant the largest flower on Earth the greatest volcano in Indonesia the highest lake in Southeast Asia and some of the most significant ethnic minorities on Earth Bukit Barisan truly. Due to the rainforest expanding across the entire island were focusing specifically on Gunung Leuser.