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Protected areas of Indonesia comprise both terrestrial and marine environments in any of the six IUCN Protected Area categories.There are over 500 protected areas in Indonesia, of which 54 National Parks cover 16.4 million ha, and another 527 nature and game reserves cover a further 28.3 million ha. [1]
Crocker Range National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Banjaran Crocker) was established in 1984, although the area had previously been under protection as a forest reserve.It covers the north-south Crocker Range, of 1200-1800 metre mountains in Sabah, Malaysia.
Taman Negara is a national park in Peninsular Malaysia. It was established in 1938 and 1939 as the King George V National Park after Theodore Hubback lobbied the sultans of Pahang , Terengganu and Kelantan to set aside a piece of land that covers the three states for the creation of a protected area . [ 1 ]
It covers a total land area of approximately 870 km 2 (340 sq mi), making it the second-largest national park in Peninsular Malaysia after Taman Negara. It has approximately 26 km (16 mi) of trail. It is the second national park proclaimed by the government of Malaysia. Gunung Besar, the second-highest peak in Johor, is in the park.
A river in Kerinci Seblat National Park. It is located between 100°31'18"E - 102°44'01"E and 1°07'13"S - 3°26'14"S. The park area includes a large part of the Barisan mountain range, which forms the western spine of Sumatra island and includes the highest peak in Sumatra, Mount Kerinci (3,805 m), one of more than five active volcanoes in the national park.
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.
The Mount Ledang National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Gunung Ledang) is a national park located in Tangkak District, Johor, Malaysia. [1] It contains the 1,276-metre tall Mount Ledang, Johor's tallest mountain. It was established in 2005, and is now one of the most famous hiking spots in the state. Mount Ledang is additionally steeped in legend.
The siamang (/ ˈ s iː ə m æ ŋ /, also UK: / ˈ s aɪ ə-/; [5] [6] Symphalangus syndactylus) is an endangered arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand.