Sampadi Mangrove Forest
Location:
1°37'-1°44'N, 109°52'-110°02'E; east of Lundu and about 50 km WNW of Kuching, First Division, southwestern Sarawak.
Area:
8,000 ha.
Altitude:
0-60m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.25.12.
Wetland type:
02, 05, 06, 07 & 11.
Description of site:
A large area of mangrove forest associated with the Sungei Sekambal, Batang Kayan, Sungei Chantong, Sungei Sampadi and Sungei Sampadi Sega. The drier ground inland of the site has mostly been cultivated, as has land around the coastal villages of Chupin, Bandang and Sirek. The mangrove forest is deltaic and intersected by many creeks. The median tidal range at Kuala Lundu is 2.7m.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate with an annual rainfall of 3,500-4,000 mm. The region is directly exposed to the northeast monsoon; 50-60% of the rainfall occurs during the monsoon, from November to February. The dry season is from April to September, with June and July as the driest months.
Principal vegetation:
Mangrove forest; plantations of pepper, rubber and coconuts, rice paddies and mixed dipterocarp forest in adjacent areas.
Land tenure:
No information.
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Conservation measures proposed:
None.
Land use:
Fishing; cultivation in adjacent areas.
Possible Changes in Land use:
The Sarawak Department of Drainage and Irrigation has proposed a project involving the conversion of 601 ha of mangrove forest into rice paddies (the Skim Pengawalan Pengaliran Sebandi Project).
Disturbances and threats:
Over-exploitation, clear-felling and reclamation of the mangrove forest.
Economic and social values:
The mangroves sustain fishery stocks, provide a source of timber, and protect the coast against erosion. Most of the soil types in the area are not very suitable for agriculture (Department of Agriculture 1982a).
Fauna:
No information.
Special floral values:
No information.
Research and facilities:
A soil survey has been carried out by the Department of Agriculture.
References:
Department of Agriculture (1982a); DID Sarawak (1979/80); Sarawak Marine Fisheries Department (undated-a & undated-b).
Criteria for Inclusion:
0.
Source:
See references.