A new study published in Animal Conservation finds that most predicted biodiversity hotspots in Borneo and Sumatra fall outside formally protected areas, with only 9.2% and 18.2% of the modeled ...

INDONESIA, the insular chain linking the southern Asian mainland and Australia, consists of thousands of islands large and small, the major ones being Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, and New Guinea.

Forty percent of lowland forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) were cleared from 1990 to 2005, reports a high resolution assessment of land cover change in Indonesia. The research, ...

Examining a 3-meter stack of bat feces has shed light on the landscape of the ancient continent of Sundaland. The research could help explain the biodiversity of present-day Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.

Scientists have discovered that the clouded leopard found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra is an entirely new species of cat. The secretive rainforest animal was originally thought to be the same ...

Supplement to Treubia; recueil de travaux zoologiques, hydrobiologiques et océanographiques ... v. 22. At head of title: Kebun Raya Indonesia (Botanic Gardens of Indonesia) ... Treubia. HANDLIST OF ...

When it comes to wildlife-based ecotourism, it’s tough to find a better destination than Indonesia. From the northern reaches of Sumatra to the remote interior of Papua, the megadiverse archipelago is ...