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COUNTRY PROFILE - Indonesia

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Indonesia Asia (excl. Middle East) World
Total Land Area (000 ha) 190457 2494475 13328979
         
Protected Areas
Extent of Protected Areas by IUCN Category (000 ha), 2003:
Nature Reserves, Wilderness Areas, and
  National Parks (categories I and II) 5668 89140 438448
Natural Monuments, Species Management
 
  Seascapes (categories III, IV, and V) 2939 57211 326503
Areas Managed for Sustainable Use and
  Unclassified Areas (category VI & "other") 15286 57878 692723
Total Area Protected (all categories) 23893 204229 1457674
Marine and Littoral Protected Areas {a} 13559 21995 417970
         
Protected Areas as a Percent of Total Land
  Area, 2003 {b} 12.5 % 8.3 % 10.8 %
Number of Protected Areas, 2003 965 5761 98400
Number of Areas >1 00,000 ha, 2003 37 295 2091
Number of Areas > 1 million ha, 2003 4 X 243
         
Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Sites), 2002:
  Number of Sites 2 98 1179
  Total Area (000 ha) 243 5641 102283
         
Biosphere Reserves, 2002:
  Number of Sites 6 55 408
  Total Area (000 ha) 2062 X 439000
         
Number and Status of Species
Higher Plants
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 29375 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 384 X 5714
Mammals
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 515 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 147 X 1137
Breeding Birds
  Total known species (number), 1992-2002 929 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 114 X 1192
Reptiles
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 745 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 28 X 293
Amphibians
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 278 X X
  Number of threatened species, 2002 X X 157
Fish
  Total known species (number), 1992-2003 4080 X X
  Number of threatened species, 1992-2002 68 X 742
         
Legal Trade in Selected Wildlife and CITES {c} Status
Year CITES Ratified X    
         
Net International Legal Trade Reported by CITES, 2000 (number) {d}
  Live Lizards -7474 40679  
  Live Snakes -22399 -42773  
  Live Primates 0 -19366  
  Live Parrots 25025 -136381  
  Lizard Skins -457600 -435164  
  Snake Skins -366118 -1074698  
  Crocodile Skins -10385 147615  
  Wild Cat Skins X -44221  
         
         
Footnotes:
a.Marine and littoral protected areas are not included in the "Total Area Protected" above.
b.Includes IUCN categories I-V. Marine and littoral protected areas are excluded from these totals.
c.CITES is an acronym for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.
d.Postive numbers represent net imports; negative numbers represent net exports. Regional figures are the sum of country-level trade statistics, therefore,
 
         
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