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The Trans-Kalimantan Highway Southern Route is one of the three backbone highways in Kalimantan being planned by the Indonesian government; the other two are the Trans-Kalimantan Highway Central Route (Jalan Lintas Kalimantan Poros Tengah) and the Trans-Kalimantan Highway Northern Route (Jalan Lintas Kalimantan Poros Utara). None of the three ...
The Sangkulirang-Mangkalihat Karst is a karstique area in Sub Kelay, Biatan, Talisayan, Batu Putih, and Biduk-biduk Berau districts of East Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. It covers an area of 105,000 hectares, including the Mangkalihat Peninsula .
The Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Peninsular Malaysia (Malay: Jabatan Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara Semenanjung Malaysia; Jawi: جابتن ڤرليندوڠن هيدوڤن ليار دان تامن نڬارا ), abbreviated PERHILITAN, is a governmental organisation that is responsible for the protection, management and preservation of wildlife and national parks ...
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (Malay: Kementerian Sumber Asli dan Kelestarian Alam) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for natural resources, environment, climate change, land, mines, minerals, geoscience, biodiversity, wildlife, national parks, forestry, surveying, mapping and ...
The Lamandau Nature Reserve is found in Borneo, Indonesia.This site has an area of 761 km 2 (294 sq mi). [2] It is home to several Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus).It is this reserve that rehabilitates and orphan orangutans are released into by the Orangutan Foundation.
Lamandau River (Indonesian: Sungai Lamandau) is a river of Kalimantan, southern-central Borneo, Indonesia. [1] [2] Downstream after passing the village of Nanga Bulik it becomes the Kotawaringin River. [3] The ancient town of Kotawaringin is located in the valley formed by the river and its tributary along with gold and gemstone mining areas.
Mount Tambuyukon or Tamboyukon (Malay: Gunung Tambuyukon, Dusun: Nulu Tambuyukon) is a mountain located at the West Coast and Kudat divisions of Sabah, Malaysia (located on the tripoints of three districts namely Ranau, Kota Belud as well as Kota Marudu).
About 50 nickel mining companies operate in southeast Sulawesi.In order to mine nickel, large areas of trees are cut down to create open pits.. Over the years 2001–2016, the largest single driver of deforestation in Indonesia was palm oil plantations, accounting for about 23% of deforestation nationwide.