Kutai (15921)
Indonesia, Asia
Site overview
KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2001
National site name: Kutai
Central coordinates: Latitude: 0.3333, Longitude: 117.2500
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 100
Area of KBA (km2): 2251.37029
Protected area coverage (%): 79.62
KBA classification: Global/Regional TBD
Legacy site: Yes
Site details
Site description: This area is the most famous National Park in Kalimantan.This area is under very serious threat from development activities which are happen on the boundary of the National Park, such as logging, coal mining and land clearence by local people, and forest fire.Some area are still in good condition, and it is the main site for Friends of Kutai, a group of companies around the site, mainly Kaltim Prima Coal.Forest fire during dry season in 1980s and 1990s, and the hardest in 1997/1998 destroyed most of the National Park area.
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: This site has important values for Great-billed Heron Ardea sumatrana and Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilus javanicus, also for migratory waterbirds. Non-bird biodiversity: Nasalis larvatus, Presbytis frontata, Presbytis hosei, Presbyitis rubicunda, Pongo pygmeus, Hylobathes muelleri, Neofelis nebulosa, Helarctos malayanus, Chiropodomys muroides, Haeromys margarettae, Haeromys pusillus, Sundasciurus brookei, Crocodylus porosus, Tomistoma schlegelii (Scott 1989, Colijn 2000).
Habitats
Summary of habitats in KBA: Remaining forest fire (40%), opened land area caused by fires (30%), others (30%). There is more least 10000 ha mangrove at the coastal area.
Land use: nature conservation and research
| IUCN Habitat | Coverage % | Habitat detail |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 50 | |
| Marine Intertidal | 50 |
Threats
Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: Forest degradation, forest fires and mangrove conversion for fish pond since 1980 (Anon 1995)
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.Colijn, E.O. 2000. The Indonesian Nature Conservation Database. URL: http://www.bart.nl/-edcolijn/index.html.Scott, D.A. 1989. A Directory of Asian Wetlands. Compiled for WWF, IUCN, ICBP & IWRB, IUCN, the World Conservation Union.