defend the losing paradise (the borneo forest)
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Defend the Losing Paradise (The Borneo Forest). By Ngumbang Anak Juat Student ID: 120021866. http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/indigenous-resistance. Why I Care?. Habitat Loss Prediction:. 1990 to 1997 = 5.8 ± 1.4 million hectares of humid tropical forest was lost each year - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Defend the Losing Paradise
(The Borneo Forest)
By
Ngumbang Anak JuatStudent ID: 120021866
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/indigenous-resistance
Why I Care?
Habitat Loss Prediction:• 1990 to 1997 = 5.8 ± 1.4 million hectares of
humid tropical forest was lost each year
• 2.3 ± 0.7 million hectares of forest visibly degraded (Achard, F. et al. 2002).
Year Total Land Cover (Ha)
Percentage of Total
Land Cover
1985 53,594,800 73.7
2000 41,821,573 57.5
2005 36,636,513 50.4
2010 32,316,618 44.4
2020 23,676,828 32.6
Source: http://www.sarawakforestry.com/htm/snp-np.html
SARAWAK NATIONAL PARKS
Sarawak land area= 124,450 km² =12,445,000 hectare
Source: http://www.sarawakforestry.com/htm/snp-np.html
Summary of Existing Totally Protected Areas (TPAs)
Source: http://www.sarawakforestry.com/htm/snp-np.html
No. Land Areas (ha) Water Bodies (ha) Total Land Area(excluding water
bodies)
1. Existing TPA’ s :-National ParksNature ReserveWildlife Sanctuaries
299,793945.07192,235.4
19,414
492973.47
TOTAL 512387.47 (land area and
water )3.96%
The Threats:
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Oil Palm Plantation
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Acacia spp. Plantation
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Logging
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Hydro Electric Dam Construction
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Slash and Burn Farming Practices
Impacts of Habitat Loss:
http://bruntonal.travellerspoint.com/s11/ http://bruntonal.travellerspoint.com/s11/
Mathai, et.al (2010)http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/11/15/villagers-mystified-by-strange-animal/
Loss of Ecological Services
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/rainforest-destruction
Creating the socioeconomic problems especially for forest-dependent communities
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/indigenous-resistance
http://borneoproject.org/photo-gallery/indigenous-resistance
Ecological Disaster (For example Rajang River Logjam, Oct. 6-9, 2010)
http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/10352/
http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/10352/
http://hornbillunleashed.wordpress.com/2010/10/08/10352/
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/9/nation/7192940&sec=nation
Our Actions To Reduce Loss:
WCS – Wildlife Conservation Society BCSS – Biodiversity Conservation Society of
Sarawak WWF – World Wildlife Fund
SFC - Sarawak Forestry Corporation SFD - Sarawak Forestry Department
UNIMAS - University Malaysia SarawakBRIMAS - Borneo Resources Institute
BMF -The Bruno Manser Fund The Borneo Project
Sarawak Report Radio Free Sarawak
Education and Training
Sound Science and Research
For Your Thoughts:
There is no promising victory in this battle. What certain is this Paradise
and its inhabitants will suffered most, drifted by the waves of “Globalisation” and may be vanish like the wind. So, I
beg to you my friends…help me to carry this burden, because this is too
much for me to comprehend. From: Little man in mission
Question please!!
ngumbang@wcs-malaysia