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Oct 9, 2024 · Borneo is largely covered in dense rainforest, and both the floral and the faunal populations of the island are extremely varied. There are extensive stands of teak, oak, conifers, and hardwoods of the Dipterocarpaceae family (including members the commercially valuable genus Shorea ).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 19, 2021 · The best time to visit Borneo is in the dry season when you’ll have the best weather for jungle trekking and the best chance to spot wildlife in the rainforest. April to September are the driest months of the year – but always pack the raincoat. You’re visiting the Borneo jungle, after all.
- Richard Collett
Covering an area the size of Utah in the US, Victoria in Australia or the whole of England and Scotland put together and extending into the territory of the countries of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia, it is one of the largest transboundary rainforests remaining in the world.
- Facts on Borneo. Land Areas: 743,330 square kilometers (287,000 square miles, 74.33 million hectares, or 183.68 million acres) Human Population: 17.7 million, of which 17% or 2.2 million is indigenous Dayak.
- An overview on Borneo. Borneo, the third largest island in the world, was once covered with dense rainforests. With swampy coastal areas fringed with mangrove forests and a mountainous interior, much of the terrain was virtually impassable and unexplored.
- Borneo's Geography. Borneo is the third largest island in the world, covering an area of 743,330 square kilometers (287,000 square miles), or a little more than the twice the size of Germany.
- THE PROBLEMS. In a 2005 report, WWF argued there are four big direct threats to Borneo's forests: land conversion, illegal logging, poor forest management, and forest fires.
As in many tropical areas around the world, Borneo’s rainforests are being cut and degraded for timber, palm oil, pulp, rubber and minerals. The increase in these activities is being matched by a growth in illegal wildlife trade, as cleared forests provide easy access to more remote areas. Deforestation.
Covering 7% of central Borneo, montane forests receive more rainfall than lowland forests. Vegetation ‘strips’ water from passing clouds, which accumulates in mosses and other epiphytes. As a result, montane forests are much cooler and moister than forests in the lowlands.
Mar 31, 2021 · Continent: Asia. Age: 130 million years. Area: 183.68 million acres. Species: 15,000 plant, 1400+ insects, fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Where is the Borneo Rainforest? Borneo, the third largest island in the world, was originally covered in thick forests, bogs, swamps and rivers.
