The island is divided among three countries: Brunei and Malaysia on the north, and Indonesia to the south. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. In the north, the Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, along with the federal territory of Labuan, make up about 26% of the island. The sovereign state of Brunei, located on the north coast, comprises about 1% of Borneo's land area. Borneo is home to one of the oldest rainforests in the world.
Ecology
- The Borneo rainforest is 130 million years old.
- There are about 15,000 species of flowering plants with 3,000 species of trees (267 species are dipterocarps),
- 221 species of terrestrial mammals and 420 species of resident birds in Borneo.
- There are about 440 freshwater fish species in Borneo.
(Hornbill one of the most beautiful bird that lives in borneo rainforest)
Example of Endangered species
(Orangutan)
(Borneo pygmy elephant)
(Borneo rhino also known as sumatran rhino)
(Bornean clouded leopard)
(Rhinoceros hornbill)
Beauty of Borneo
(Mount Kinabalu)
*Mount Kinabalu has been accorded UNESCO World Heritage status.
(Rafflesia-one of the largest flower in the world)
Preserve our Borneo
- Illegal logging has to be stopped.
- Over planting oil palm has to be stopped.
- Illegal poaching has to be stopped .
