The National Parks of Indonesia

About this book

This book contains information on geographic location and park size, climate, topography, history of each park, and biodiversity and ecosystems. It also contains information on local communities adjacent to each park, or in some cases within the parks, and their culture, tourism opportunities, access, tourist facilities nearby, and how to find the park office to get a visitor's permit.

The 55 parks currently declared span the length and breadth of the country. They provided the last remaining refuges for many of Indonesia's charismatic species, such as tigers, elephants, rhinoceroses, and orangutans.

Contents

- Sumatra
- Java and Bali
- Kalimantan
- Nusa Tenggara
- Sulawesi
- Maluku (Molucca)
- Papua

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Biography

Prof. Dr Jatna Supriatna is the Chairman of the Research Center for Climate Change, University of Indonesia. After finishing his Master of Science (1986) and Doctorate degree (1991) from the University of New Mexico, USA, plus pre and postdoctoral at Columbia University in New York, he serves as Senior lecturer at the Biology Dept., Director of Biodiversity and Conservation Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Program on Conservation Biology of the University of Indonesia. He has also been an active member of several international organisations: IUCN-World Conservation of Protected Area, IUCN-Specialist Survival Commission-Primate Specialist Group, International Primatological Society, Society for Conservation Biology and many others. He published 30 books, mostly on Indonesia's biodiversity and environment and more than 190 articles in international journals (Science, Nature, Conservation Biology, Scientific Reports, Global Ecology and Conservation, Sustainability, Primates, Evolution, Primate Conservation, Herpetologica, and many others). Two of his books, Biologi Konservasi (Conservation Biology, 2007) and Menyelamatkan Alam Indonesia (Saving Indonesia's Nature, 2009), are among the best-selling environmental books in Indonesia. In 2009, together with Dr Sharon Gursky authored and edited Indonesia Primates and Ecotourism and Indonesia's Primates, published by Springer.

Chris Margules worked in CSIRO, Australia, for over 30 years and managed the Tropical Landscapes Program before joining Conservation International, where he led the Asia Pacific Division. He has worked in Africa, PNG and Australia, and now spends much of his time working with Indonesian scientists and practitioners on conservation and development programs in Indonesia. Chris is an adjunct professor at the University of Indonesia and an adjunct professor at James Cook University. In 2005, he received the Order of Australia honours in the General Division (AM), in recognition of his contributions to science.