Danau Sentarum (15900)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Danau Sentarum
Central coordinates: Latitude: 0.8333, Longitude: 112.1667
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 100 to 150
Area of KBA (km2): 1462.86523
Protected area coverage (%): 68.50
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Located in Kapuas Tengah and regarded as main priority for wetland protection (Scott & Poole 1989). Danau Sentarum is the second Ramsar site in Indonesia (D'Cruz & O'Gallaghan 1994). The area covers around 80000 ha which consist of lakes and floodplains. This area is very important for hydrology system of Kapuas.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance because it meets one or more previously established criteria and thresholds for identifying sites of biodiversity importance (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and Key Biodiversity Areas)
Additional biodiversity: Breeding colony of waterbirds, and there are records of Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi from this area. Stork family is difficult to find in this area. Follow-up survey is needed in the lowland forest and slope forest. The threatened White-shouldered Ibis Pseudibis davisoni, probably lives in this area (van Balen personal communication in Sozer & van der Heijden 1997). Non-bird biodiversity: Hylobates muelleri, Nasalis larvatus, Pongo pygmaeus, Helarctos malayanus, Aonyx cinerea, Neofelis nebulosa, Crocodylus porosus, Tomistoma schlegelii, Scleropages formosus (Scott 1989, MacKinnon et.al. 1996, Wibowo & Suyatno 1998).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Swamp forest with short trees (5-8 m), swamp forest with middle trees (8-15 m), swamp forest with high trees (20-30m) slope forest, secondary vegetation and agriculture area.Local people uses this area for fishing, collect forest proiduct and for agriculture in some areas.
Land use: agriculture | fisheries/aquaculture | forestry | nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial - Terrestrial | 33 | |
| Forest | 33 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 33 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Infrastructure development plan, unsustainable exploitation of forest product, forest conversion for agriculture and plantation, and bird hunting (Scott 1989, Anon 1995)
| Threat level 1 | Threat level 2 | Threat level 3 | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological resource use | Gathering terrestrial plants | Unintentional effects (species being assessed is not the target) | Ongoing |
| Agriculture & aquaculture | Wood & pulp plantations | Agro-industry plantations | Ongoing |
| Biological resource use | Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals | Intentional use (species being assessed is the target) | Ongoing |
| Residential & commercial development | Commercial & industrial areas | Ongoing |
Additional information
References: Anon. 1995. National Conservation Plan for Indonesia, Kalimantan (5A-D). Ministry of Forestry, Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation, Jakarta.Anon. 1995. Statistik Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam. Departemen Kehutanan dan Perkebunan, Direktorat Jenderal Perlindungan Hutan dan Pelestarian Alam, Jakarta.Anon. 2000. Statistik Perlindungan dan Konservasi Alam. Departemen Kehutanan , Jakarta.MacKinnon, K., Hatta, G., Halim, H., and Mangalik, A. 1996. The Ecology of Kalimantan: Indonesian Borneo. The Ecology of Indonesia Series, Vol. 3. Singapore: Periplus Edition.Scott, D.A. 1989. A Directory of Asian Wetlands. Compiled for WWF, IUCN, ICBP & IWRB, IUCN, the World Conservation Union.Sozer, R & van der Heijden, A.J.W.J. 1997. An overview of the distribution, status and behavioural ecology of the White-shouldered Ibis in East Kalimantan. Kukila 9:126-140.Wibowo, P. & Suyatno, N. 1998. An overview of Indonesian Wetland Sites - II: an update information - Included in the Indonesian Wetland Database. Wetlands Intenational-Indonesia Programme/PHPA; Bogor.