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Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Juanda (lt. Grand Forest Park of (engineer) H. Juanda), locally shortened to "Tahura" is a conservation area and botanical garden in Bandung, Indonesia. The park is named after Djuanda Kartawidjaja, the last Prime Minister of Indonesia. It is located in Kampung Pakar, Ciburial Village, in the Cimenyan District.
Quercus sumatrana is an oak native to the islands of Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia.On Borneo, it is reported from Sarawak, Sabah and East Kalimantan.This is a very large emergent tree up to 60 m (200 ft) tall, growing in mixed dipterocarp forest up to 1,400 m (4,600 ft) elevation.
Indonesia has taken some action in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and peatland areas through establishing a One Map policy to improve monitoring and conflict resolutions between stakeholders. [92] According to the Global Forest Watch, Indonesia lost 4.3 million hectares of tree cover between 2001 and 2020. [93]
Indonesia's tropical forests and peatlands are of national and global ecological, climatic and socioeconomic importance. [7] Researchers have recognised the importance of Indonesian conservation in climate change mitigation , given it possesses the largest coverage of mangrove forests of any country, which act as a carbon sink .
2002 postal stamp of Indonesia "save mangrove forests". In the coastal commercial sector, for instance, the livelihood of fishing people and those engaged in allied activities—roughly 5.6 million people—began to be imperiled in the late 1970s by declining fish stocks brought about by the contamination of coastal waters.
In May 2011, Indonesia declared a moratorium on new logging contracts to help combat this. [28] This appeared to be ineffective in the short-term, as the rate of deforestation continued to increase. By 2012 Indonesia had surpassed the rate of deforestation in Brazil, [29] and become the fastest forest clearing nation in the world. [30]
In May 2011, Indonesia declared a moratorium on new logging contracts to help combat this. [14] This appeared to be ineffective in the short-term, as the rate of deforestation continued to increase. By 2012 Indonesia had surpassed the rate of deforestation in Brazil, [15] and become the fastest forest clearing nation in the world. [16]
The river is heavily polluted by human activity; about five million people live in its basin (the drainage area covers 6,929 km 2). [10] Textile factories in Bandung and Cimahi were major toxic waste contributors. [11] More than 2,000 industries contaminate 5,020 sq miles of the river with lead, mercury, arsenic, and other toxins. [12]