Sebuku Sembakung (15917)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Sebuku Sembakung
Central coordinates: Latitude: 4.0000, Longitude: 116.3333
System: freshwater, marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 1100
Area of KBA (km2): 568.48695
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: Ministry of Forestry principally has agreed to declared this area as a National Park in August 1998, and the logging concession has agreed (and returned the license) to achieve this (see Momberg et.al. 1998b). Together with Kayan Mentarang National Park, Sebuku Sembakung National Park will cover watershed area and all habitat from sea level to the mountains, with total area of 1.8 million ha.
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: There is no information about bird in Sebuku Sembakung. Probably White-fronted Falconet Microhierax latifrons lives on this area. Some important species predicted live in this site such as Bornean Peacock-pheasant Polyplectron schleiermacheri, Storm's Stork Ciconia stormi, Wallace's Hawk-eagle Spizaetus nanus, Sunda Wrinkled Hornbill Aceros corrugatus. Non-bird biodiversity: Other biodiversity include Nasalis larvatus, Hylobathes muelleri, Pongo pygmeus, Elephas maximus, Bos javanicus and Crocodylus porosus.Sebuku Sembakung area has the biggest population of Nasalis larvatus (Momberg et.al.1998b).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: The size of this area almost 450000 ha that covered lowland forest (119000 ha), forest along of river (36000 ha), swamp forest (80000 ha), mangrove and nypah forest (74000 ha) . Remaining areas are tidal land and slope forest (include limestone outcrops).
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 48 | |
| Marine Coastal/Supratidal | 24 | |
| Wetlands(Inland) | 24 | |
| Rocky Areas(e.g., inland cliffs, mountain peaks) | 5 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Illegal logging. The military (ABRI), proposed to clear the forest for security reason.
Additional information
References: Momberg, F., Jepson, P. and van Noord, H. 1998b. Justification and boundary proposals for a new protected area in the Sebuku-Sembakung region, East Kalimantan. Bio-regional Management and Integrated Park Management Project, WWF Indonesia/EPIQ/USAID. Tech. Mem. 1 (2nd ed).Voss, F. 1981. Atlas of East Kalimantan. GTZ-TAD.