Berbak Sembilang National Park
REGULATION
Gov.Regulation | Decree of the minister of Forestry No 95/Kpts-II/2003 |
Date | April 19, 1983 |
Large (Hektar) | 202.896,31 |
Technical implementation Unit | Balai Taman Nasional Berbak Sembilang |
Note | This area was originally designated as Wildlife Reserve by the Dutch Government, which is contained in the Staatsblad of Van Nederlanch Number 18, dated 29 October 1935 with an area of 190,000 ha. In 1991, when the world’s wetland conservation was held in Ramsar (Iran), the international community considers Berbak wetlands to be unique wetlands and potentials that need to incorporate this area into one of the international wetland protection sites (RAMSARSITE). Finally in 1992, Berbak was recorded as the 554th Ramsar Site. Furthermore, in 1992, the Indonesian government through the Minister of Forestry Stipulated this area as a National Park with Decree No. 285 / Kpts-II / 1992 with an area of 162,700 ha. In 1994, Sembilang was a Natural Forest Sembilang Forest with an area of 205,750 ha. Year 1996/1997, conducted an assessment with the result that the Natural Forest Sembilang Forest area meets the criteria as a conservation area in the form of a national park. March 19, 2003, designated as a national park with an area of 202,896.31 Ha. This National Park is representative of peat swamp forests, freshwater swamp forest, and riparian forests (riverside) in South Sumatra Province. |
GOVERMENT ADMINISTRATION
Province | Sumatera Selatan |
City/Regency | Kabupaten Banyu Asin |
District | Kecamatan Banyuasin II |
Village | Desa Tanah Pilih |
PHYSICAL CONDITION
Elevation (mDpl) |
0-500 |
Topology&Geology |
– |
Climate |
type climate…? (Schmidt&Ferguson) |
Temperature |
22′-33’C; Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Council check … |
POTENTIAL BIOTIC AREA
Habitat
Mountain |
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Lake |
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River |
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Flora
Endemik | – |
Identification | Plants in land and water are characterized by elephant nails (Acrostichum aureum), nipah (Nypa fruticans), sea pine (Casuarina equisetifolia), pandanus (Pandanus tectorius), sea waru (Hibiscus tiliaceus), nibung (Oncosperma tigillaria), jelutung (Dyera costulata), crushing (Koompassia excelsa), rat salt (Syzygium inophylla), Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia alba, and Bruguiera gimnorrhiza. more search required …? |
Overview of flora in South Sumatra | |
Tree | ===> click here |
Non Tree | ===> click here |
Coral | ===> click here |
Fauna
Endemik | – |
Identification | Mammals: Sumatran tiger habitat (Panthera tigris sumatrae), Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatranus), tapir (Tapirus indicus), cat mas (Catopuma temminckii temminckii), sambar deer (Cervus unicolor equinus), freshwater dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris ) … Primates: gibbons (Hylobates syndactylus syndactylus), Reptiles: crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus), monitor lizard (Varanus salvator), large labi / freshwater turtles (Chitra indica), … Fish: the fish are disappearing (Plotusus canius), … Birds: blekok asia (Limnodromus semipalmatus), spinyl leopard (Pseudototanus guttifer), white toy (Pelecanus onocrotalus), white bluwok (Mycteria cinerea), tongtong heron (Leptoptilos javanicus), white wing doves (Chlidonias leucoptera), … more search required …? |
overview of fauna in South Sumatra | |
Amfibian | ===> click here |
Bird | ===> click here |
Fish | ===> click here |
Insect | ===> click here |
Mammalia | ===> click here |
Primata | ===> click here |
Reptil | ===> click here |
Invertebrata | ===> click here |
SOURCE
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