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Siberut is the largest and northernmost of the Mentawai Islands, located 150 kilometres west of Sumatra in the Indian It covers an area of 3,838.25 km 2 including smaller offshore islands, and had a population of 35,091 at the 2010 Census [2] and 40,220 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 41,899. [1]
In 1979 this has been expanded to 56,500 ha and upgraded to Nature Reserve status. In 1981 the whole island has been declared a biosphere reserve. In 1993 the 190,500 ha large Siberut National Park has been declared. [4] Logging concessions threaten 70% of the forests outside the national park, and thus endanger the entire ecosystem of the ...
The ecoregion has an area of 6,513 square kilometers, [3] which includes all the Mentawai Islands, the largest of which are Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai, and South Pagai, as well as Enggano Island further to the southeast. [1] The islands lie 80 to 120 km from the west coast of Sumatra.
The island of Siberut has most of its area declared as a National park whereas the southern islands of Sipora, North Pagai, and South Pagai have limited areas of forestry conservation. [8] It is estimated that Siberut's forest cover decreased from 3,500 km 2 to 2,400 km 2 and the southern Mentawai islands of Sipora and Pagai have decreased from ...
The Sakuddei or Sabiroet people are an ethnic group, one of at least eleven, on the island of Siberut, Indonesia. Siberut is the northernmost of the Mentawai Islands which are located 130 km (81 mi) to the west off the coast of Sumatra. The Sakuddei live in south-central Siberut in an egalitarian society, cut off from the outside world.
Recommendations to conserve the species include development of a biosphere reserve on Siberut Island, creation of a primate reserve on South Pagai Island and offshore islands, a survey of primates on Sipora Island, a captive breeding program to recover the endemic subspecies of Mentawai primates on the southern islands, and beginning a campaign ...
Uma houses are traditional vernacular houses found on the western part of the island of Siberut in Indonesia. The island is part of the Mentawai islands off the west coast of Sumatra. The structures are influenced by the Acehnese style, built on a much larger scale.
Pulchrana siberu, also known as the Siberut Island frog, is a species of true frog, family Ranidae. It is found in the Mentawai Islands, off the Sumatran west coast , including the eponymous Siberut Island. It possibly occurs in Sumatra itself, [1] [3] although the latter records seem to refer to an as-yet-undescribed species. [1]