Bintuni Bay
Location:
2°02'-2°41'S, 133°31'-134°02'E; at the head of Bintuni Bay, 150 km ENE of Fakfak, western Irian Jaya.
Area:
450,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level.
Biogeographical Province:
5.1.13.
Wetland type:
07 & 21.
Description of site:
A very extensive area of mangrove forest and small patch of freshwater swamp forest on the shores of Bintuni Bay.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest and freshwater swamp.
Land tenure:
No information.
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
The site has been proposed as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam).
Land use:
Forest exploitation.
Possible Changes in Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
Logging of mangrove forests.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
An important area for the Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus. No other information is available on the fauna.
Special floral values:
The site contains the largest stands of mangrove forest in western Irian Jaya.
References:
Petocz (1983a); Whitaker et al. 1985.
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.