A decade ago the Borneo territories of Indonesia and Malaysia were described as resource frontier regions.In such regions, the development of economy growth through the export of basic commodities of natural resources.
Over 60% of the land surface of Borneo is still under natural forest. With such extensive forest resources it is not surprising that timber is a major source of revenue for Kalimantan and East Malaysia states.
Timber was produce mainly for export. The markets for raw logs and plywood were mainly those of East Asia: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Borneo is a center of biological richness for the Indo-Malayan region and a hot spot of world biodiversity.
Borneo is the world’s third largest island after Greenland and New Guinea.
Over 50 percent are lowland areas covered in rainforest and swamp forest. There are also significant mountain ranges that run though the island’s interior from south west to north west.
At the north western corner of the island is Borneo’s summit Mount Kinabalu with peak at 4095 meter.
Borneo dissected by great rivers which run from interior heartland to coast and provide the main arteries of transport and communication from the island’s interior to the coastal lowlands.
It is estimated that Borneo contains more than 15,000 plant species, including over 3,000 species of tree, in excess of 2,500 orchids and more than 50 carnivorous pitcher plants.
The Island is home to more bird species than are found in Europe and as many mammals as live on the island of continent of Australia.
Borneo Forest
