Kayan Mentarang National Park

Kayan Mentarang National Park (TNKM) was first established in 1980 as a nature reserve by the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia. Then in 1996, at the urging of local communities (indigenous) and the recommendations of the WWF, the area is transformed into the National Park status for the interests of local people can be accommodated. TNKM have primary and secondary forest largest remaining old on the island of Borneo and Southeast Asia.

Borneo, the Oldest Rainforest in the World

Borneo or Kalimantan, is one of the largest island in Indonesia and the world. The island is divided among three countries: Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Approximately 73% of the island is Indonesian territory. The Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak in the north occupy 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.