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As of 2019, there are sixteen biosphere reserves in Indonesia that are part of World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which consists of 686 reserves globally. [1] [2] [3]
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Deforestation has left the region vulnerable to intensifying flooding and landslides and has supported the highest of Indonesia's provincial population growth rates due to migration. Cleared land for palm oil and paper has led to not only perennial haze over the province, but also in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The UNESCO Man and the Biosphere ...
The Komodo Biosphere Reserve and National Park is situated between Flores and Sumbawa in Indonesia. It is renowned for its population of about 5,000 giant lizards, called 'Komodo dragons' (Varanus komodoensis). They exist nowhere else in the world and are of significant interest to scientists studying the theory of evolution. [1]
Under UNESCO's Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme, there are 142 biosphere reserves recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in Asia and the Pacific as of April 2016. These are distributed across 24 countries in the region. [1]
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In mid-March 2016, UNESCO declared Blambangan Biosphere Reserve to consist of four conservation areas, namely the Alas Purwo National Park, the Baluran National Park, the Meru Betiri National Park, and Ijen Crater Natural Reserve. It is the eleventh of Indonesia's biosphere reserves acknowledged by UNESCO. [2]
Komodo National Park featured on the reverse of the 50,000 rupiah banknote. The island of Padar and part of Rinca were established as nature reserves in 1938. [3]Komodo Island was declared a nature reserve in 1965, [4] and in January 1977 as a biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Programme.