Heart of Borneo Forests
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Borneo forest magic - A treasure for Southeast Asia
Latest news & publications
24 Apr 2007
WWF captures extraordinary video of rare Borneo rhino
A video “camera trap” has captured rare footage of an elusive Borneo rhino. The two-minute video — showing the animal eating, walking to the camera and sniffing the equipment — is the first-ever footage of observing the behaviour in the wild of one of the world’s rarest rhinos.
WWF captures extraordinary video of rare Borneo rhino
A video “camera trap” has captured rare footage of an elusive Borneo rhino. The two-minute video — showing the animal eating, walking to the camera and sniffing the equipment — is the first-ever footage of observing the behaviour in the wild of one of the world’s rarest rhinos.
15 Mar 2007
Borneo's clouded leopard identified as new cat species
Just weeks after a WWF report identified at least 52 new species of animals and plants over the past year on Borneo, scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the island, as well as on Sumatra, is an entirely new species of cat.
Borneo's clouded leopard identified as new cat species
Just weeks after a WWF report identified at least 52 new species of animals and plants over the past year on Borneo, scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the island, as well as on Sumatra, is an entirely new species of cat.
There is only one place remaining in Southeast Asia where tropical rainforests can still be conserved on a very large scale – a place where endangered species such as orangutans, elephants and rhinos, and countless other undiscovered species continue to thrive.
This area straddles the transboundary highlands of Indonesia and Malaysia, and reaches out through the foothills into adjacent lowlands and to parts of Brunei.We call this area the Heart of Borneo.
The forests of the Heart of Borneo are some of the most biologically diverse habitats on Earth, possessing staggeringly high numbers of unique plant and animal species.
The Heart of Borneo's forest area is 1 of the only 2 places on Earth where orang-utans, elephants and rhinoceros still co-exist and where forests are currently large enough to maintain viable populations.
WWF’s conservation objectives
WWF aims to assist Borneo’s 3 nations (Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia) to conserve the area known as the Heart of Borneo – a total of 220,000 km² of equatorial rainforest - through a network of protected areas and sustainably-managed forests, and through international co-operation led by the Bornean governments, supported by a global effort.The future of this transboundary area depends on the collaboration of all 3 governments as no one country can protect these unique uplands alone.
The Heart of Borneo presents a unique opportunity to conserve pristine tropical rainforest on a huge scale - almost 30% of the world’s third largest island.
But if the Heart of Borneo is going to happen, it has to be now or never.
Find out about Borneo animals and plants, the island’s people and the problems they all face.
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