'The Sumatran rainforest will mostly disappear within 20 years'
Borneo and Sumatra are the only places on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans, and elephants live together. The forests are home to marvelous creatures like the proboscis monkey, sun bear, clouded leopard, and flying fox bat, and endangered animals like the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran rhino, and pygmy elephant.
There are more than 15,000 known plants here, with many more species yet to be discovered. Since 1995, more than 400 species have been identified on the islands, with more than 50 of these species completely new to science. An unknown mammal species—for now dubbed the Bornean red carnivore—was photographed by one of WWF’s camera traps in 2003.The cultural diversity of Borneo and Sumatra is as distinct and varied as its plant life. Rapid economic changes have brought shifts in population and threaten the way of life for communities who have traditionally lived off the forest. In Borneo and Sumatra, the vast wealth of natural resources has attracted large-scale international financing focused on extractive industries, from precious hardwoods and minerals to palm oil, rubber, and coal.
Borneo and Sumatra are the only places on Earth where tigers, rhinos, orangutans, and elephants live together. The forests are home to marvelous creatures like the proboscis monkey, sun bear, clouded leopard, and flying fox bat, and endangered animals like the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran rhino, and pygmy elephant.
There are more than 15,000 known plants here, with many more species yet to be discovered. Since 1995, more than 400 species have been identified on the islands, with more than 50 of these species completely new to science. An unknown mammal species—for now dubbed the Bornean red carnivore—was photographed by one of WWF’s camera traps in 2003.The cultural diversity of Borneo and Sumatra is as distinct and varied as its plant life. Rapid economic changes have brought shifts in population and threaten the way of life for communities who have traditionally lived off the forest. In Borneo and Sumatra, the vast wealth of natural resources has attracted large-scale international financing focused on extractive industries, from precious hardwoods and minerals to palm oil, rubber, and coal.
Wildlife trade is a major problem in this region. Rampant poaching,
facilitated by the growing number of roads and logging trails, poses a
grave threat to Borneo and Sumatra's endangered species like tigers and
rhinos. Expanding oil palm plantations and, in Sumatra, coffee cultivation is encroaching on landscapes crucial to species conservation. Indonesia is home to approximately three percent of the world's
forests. Yet deforestation in this region represents over a third of the
total global carbon emissions from deforestation and land degradation.
Heavy demand for plywood, hardwoods, and wood products for the pulp and
paper industry leads to both legal and illegal logging. In only a few years, logging and agribusiness have cut Indonesia's vast
rainforest by half. The government has renewed a moratorium on
deforestation but it may already be too late for the endangered animals –
and for the people whose lives lie in ruin.
Personal Reflection
I think it is wise to create strict regulations to prevent the endangered animals of being extinct and the deforestation issues. The government need to control the industrial productivity to make sure that the civilians are safe in certain way. And it is important to banned the wildlife trade, so that our precious natural resources are not in danger because it was our allure (charm) anyway.
Another further source
Personal Reflection
I think it is wise to create strict regulations to prevent the endangered animals of being extinct and the deforestation issues. The government need to control the industrial productivity to make sure that the civilians are safe in certain way. And it is important to banned the wildlife trade, so that our precious natural resources are not in danger because it was our allure (charm) anyway.
Another further source
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