Borneo's New World.ppt

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‘‘ssNew WorldNew WorldBySiti Mahera Bt Ahmat Amin

Geomatika University College





What Is Heart of BorneoWhat Is Heart of Borneo(HoB)?(HoB)?• Borneo, the world's third largest island covering anarea the size of Utah in the US, ictoria in !"straliaor the whole of #ngland and Scotland $"t togetherand e%tending into the territor& of the co"ntries ofBr"nei ar"ssala , Indonesia and ala&sia

• HoB also is s"ch a "ni*"e and rich $lace, where thereis strong interconnections +etween the land and its$eo$les

• HoB acco"nts for "st -. of the world's land &etholds a$$ro%i atel& /. of glo+al +iodiversit& in itsrich, tro$ical forests

• 0hese are so e of the newl& discovered s$eciesin the Heart of Borneo where+& the s$ecies rangefro the distinct Bornean orang "tans and ele$hants



! l"ngless frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis ) The 7cm-long species is the orl!"s #rst l$ngless %rog& 'nstea! o% l$ngs this$ni $e species *reathes entirely thro$gh its skin& +ther organs can *e %o$n! inthe place l$ngs o$l! normally *e hich makes the overall appearance o% the%rog ,atter&



! 1a e2colo"red sna3e (Dendrelaphis kopsteini ) This $ncommon ne species !i ers %rom all other .en!relaphis species *y a *rightorange almost ,ame-like neck colo$ration that gra!$ally %$ses into an e/traor!inaryiri!escent an! vivi! *l$e green an! *ro n pattern that e/ten!s the entire length o%the snake&



! long2tailed sl"g ( Ibycus rachelae ) This $n$s$al species makes $se o% so-calle! 0love !arts" in co$rtship& Ma!e o%calci$m car*onate the love !art is harpoon-like hich pierces an! in1ects ahormone into a mate an! may play a role in increasing the chances o%repro!$ction&



0he world4s longest insect ( Phobaeticus chani ) This enormo$s stick insect %o$n! near G$n$ng 2ina*al$ 3ark Sa*ah in the 4earto% Borneo meas$res 56&7cm or over hal% a metre in length& .espite its si e verylittle is kno n a*o$t its *iology an! ecology altho$gh it as !escri*e! in 899:&



! colo"r2changing 1&ing frog (night2ti e colo"r) ( Rhacophorus penanorum ) Tiny ith males gro ing to 1$st ;&5cm the M$l$ <lying <rog as it is commonlykno n has a small pointe! sno$t an! is $n$s$al in that the species has *rightgreen skin at night *$t changes colo$r to !isplay a *ro n h$e !$ring the !ay&



! colo"r2changing 1&ing frog (da&2ti ecolo"r) ( Rhacophorus penanorum )<lying %rogs are %rogs ith the a*ility to gli!e as a res$lt o% large an! %$lly

e**e! %eet an! aero!ynamic ,aps o% skin on the arms an! legs& Theirevol$tion is seen as an a!aptation to their li%e in trees high a*ove thegro$n!&



!n el"sive new +ird s$ecies the ‘S$ectacled5lower$ec3er4A ne *ir! species the 0Spectacle! <lo erpecker" as recently!iscovere! in the .an$m =alley Conservation Area Sa*ah in the 4eart o%Borneo&



! +ea"tif"l wild orchid ( Thrixspermum erythrolomum )>/perts say that no here else n$rt$res s$ch an e/tensive an! !iversecollection o% orchi!s as Borneo& Appro/imately ; 999 magni#cent specieso% orchi! can *e %o$n! here more than any here else on >arth&



! ze+ra2stri$ed 6sh (Eirmotus insignis )+ne o% ?7 #sh !iscovere! in the 4eart o% Borneo in recent years theeight-*an!e! *ar* meas$res aro$n! ;&6cm an! typically inha*its slo -

moving shallo sha!y rain%orest streams an! s amps&



freshwater $rawn (Macrobrachium kelianense )ra n is tiny meas$ring *arely more than one centremetre in

it !i ers %rom similar species *y having a greater n$m*er o%eral other ne species o% %resh ater pra n %rom Borneo are

aiting o@cial scienti#c !escription&



• It is one of the largest trans+o"ndar&rainforests re aining in the world, &et

this diversit& is UN #7 0H7#!0• Borneo has alread& lost over half its

forests, and it sho"ld +e $reservedearlier since to"ris ind"str&

ight rel& on this ele ent aswell



0he tro$icalrainforests ofBorneo are one ofthe ost +iologicall&

diverse ecos&ste son #arth

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that is > s$ecies each andever& onth



0he Heart of Borneo Under0he Heart of Borneo UnderSiegeSiege• !rrival of < alien intr"ders in the -:;=s @

the chainsaw and the cater$illar tractor @have $erha$s ade ore i $act than an&other introd"ced s$ecies

• eforestation and land conversion

activities are considered to +e thegreatest threats to the Heart of Borneowhich a& aAect the to"ris ind"str&



eforestation• Witho"t the aintenance of

ver& large +loc3s of inter2

connected forest, there is aclear ris3 that h"ndreds ofs$ecies co"ld +eco e e%tinct

• aintaining the forests iscritical to ens"re theisland's water s"$$l&,

oderate the i $acts ofdro"ghts and 6res, and tos"$$ort ecological andecono ic sta+ilit& in thelowlands



and conversion• 7esearch has de onstrated that slo$e, soil and

access constraints ean that ost of the areaaro"nd Borneo is not s"ita+le for oil $al$lantations

• In the highlands of the Heart of Borneo, the ris3s of6re are still s all as few $eo$le live in this densel&

forested area• However, with forest clearance $rogressing inseveral $laces in Borneo, the ris3 of 6re isconstantl& increasing



!s to"ris frontliners, what &o"!s to"ris frontliners, what &o"can do??can do??



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