Study maps rare Borneo forests with unique habitats & urgent need for protection

Mongabay
Aug 12, 2025, 10:19 pm459 ptsHotTop
In their latest study, a group of researchers from Indonesia, the U.K., and the U.S. find that heath forests (locally known as kerangas) span 16,586 square kilometers (6,400 square miles) — almost the size of Hawaii’s land area — across Kalimantan. This figure suggests about a 33% loss of forest cover…

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