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Rain forests of central Borneo—threatened by modern development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 July 2009

Richard E. Bodmer ,
Robert J. Mather  and
David J. Chivers
Richard E. Bodmer
Affiliation:
Large Animal Research Group, Department of Zoology, 34A Storeys Way, Cambridge CB3 0DT and Dept. Zoologia, Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, Caixa Postal 399, 66.040 Belém, PA, Brazil.
Robert J. Mather
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Campbridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QS, UK.
David J. Chivers
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QS, UK.
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Abstract

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Rain forests in Central Kalimantan, Borneo, are under increasing pressure from commercial industry, agricultural projects and transmigration programmes. Our knowledge of the hill forests in central Borneo is virtually non-existent, yet they may disappear before we realize their true value as intact forests. These rapid developments prompted the FFPS to launch the Red Alert Project, which, together with Project Barito Ulu, is investigating ways to promote rain-forest conservation in Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 25 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 21 - 26
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1991

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