Muara Sebuku
Location:
3°50'-4°05'N, 117°20'-117°40'E; 70 km north of Tarakan, Kabupaten Bulungan, East Kalimantan.
Area:
110,000 ha.
Altitude:
Sea level to 100m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.25.12.
Wetland type:
07 & 21.
Description of site:
A large area of coastal mangroves, swamp forests and lowland forest including about 55,000 ha of mangrove forest and 10,000 ha of peat swamp forest, along the Sebuku and Sembakung Rivers, north of the Sungai Sesajab. The mangrove forest is now the least disturbed area of mangroves remaining in East Kalimantan Province.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest and peat swamp forest.
Land tenure:
State owned (Indonesian Government).
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
The area has been proposed as a Nature Reserve (Cagar Alam), and the proposal is receiving high priority.
Land use:
No information.
Disturbances and threats:
There are plans to log the area.
Economic and social values:
The mangrove swamps and peat swamp forest are very important for fisheries production.
Fauna:
The Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus is known to occur in the area, but no other information is available.
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
MacKinnon & Artha (1981a).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b. 2a.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.