Muara Kendawangan
Location:
2°30'-3°00'S, 110°10'-110°30'E; 90 km SSE of Ketapang, Kabupaten Ketapang, West Kalimantan.
Area:
c 150,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level to 191m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.25.12.
Wetland type:
06, 07 & 21.
Description of site:
A large area of lowland swamp forests on the southwest coast of Kalimantan, with about 65,000 ha of peat swamp forest, 75,000 ha of freshwater swamp forest and 10,000 ha of mangrove forest. The site contains a complete seral succession of lowland habitats from coastal sand bars, mudflats and mangrove forest through swamp forest to dry lowland forest. The area is of low agricultural and forestry value, and is almost uninhabited.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest, freshwater swamp forest and peat swamp forest.
Land tenure:
State owned (Indonesian Government).
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
A proposal that the area be designated as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam) has been approved.
Land use:
Almost none; the area is almost uninhabited.
Disturbances and threats:
None known.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
Very little information is available. The site is known to be rich in wildlife including rare, protected species such as Pongo pygmaeus, Nasalis larvatus and Crocodylus porosus. The coastal mudflats and mangroves are thought to be important feeding areas for waterbirds including migratory shorebirds.
Special floral values:
No information.
Research and facilities:
No proper surveys have ever been carried out at the site.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (1981a).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2a, 2b.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.