Lorentz National Park is
representative of the complete ecosystem for biodiversity in Southeast Asia and
the Pacific. Lorentz National Park is one of the world heritage sites (World
Heritage Site) with an area of 2.4 million hectares, making it the largest
protected area in Indonesia, representing diverse types of habitats, from swamps
to high mountain forests.
This
area is also one of the three regions of the world that have glaciers in the
tropics. Stretches from snow-capped mountain peak (5,030 meters above sea
level), to stretch out to the coastal waters with mangrove forests and borders
the Arafura Sea waters. In this stretch, there is a spectrum of ecological
stunning alpine vegetation of the region, sub-alpine, montane, sub-montane,
lowland, and wetlands.
In
addition to having a very high biodiversity, there are also some specific and
unique presence in the Puncak Jaya glaciers and rivers that disappear a few
kilometers into the ground in the Valley Balliem.
Most of this area is a
forest untouched by human or still natural. A total of 34 types of vegetation
are in the region including swamp forest, riverside forests, sago forest, peat
forests, coral sand beaches, rain forests, mountains and other woods. Mangrove
and Nipa plants also adorn most of the south side of this area.
In
addition to the diversity of the flora, fauna in the national park is also
diverse. Several species of mammals such as the pig spines long snout, pig
snout short spines, wallaby, bobcat, 4 types of possum, tree kangaroos. In
addition to mammals, animals are the most popular species of birds here.
Plant
species in the park include Nipah (Nypa fruticans), mangrove (Rhizophora apiculata),
Pandanus julianettii, Colocasia esculenta, Avicennia marina, Podocarpus pilgeri,
and Nauclea coadunata.
The
types of animals that have been identified in the Lorentz National Park as many
as 630 species of birds (± 70 % of the bird in Papua) and 123 species of
mammals. Bird species that is characteristic of this national park there are
two types of cassowary, four megapodes, 31 species of pigeon /doves, 30 species
of parrots, 13 species of birds of shrimp, 29 species of birds honey, and 20
endemic species including long-tailed bird of paradise (Paradigalla
caruneulata) and quail snow (Anurophasis monorthonyx).
Lorentz
National Park designated as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO and Natural
Heritage of ASEAN by the ASEAN countries.
This
national park has a high biodiversity and cultural diversity supported awesome.
It is estimated that the culture 30,000 years old and is the residence of
tribal Nduga, Western Dani, Amungme, Sempan and Asmat. The possibility there's
more people living in the remote wilderness that has not made contact with
modern humans.
The Asmat are famous
for carving sculpture skills. According to belief, the rate is identical to the
forest or the trees. The trunk is denoted as the human body, the branches as
arms, and the fruit as a human head. The tree is considered as the life of
their ancestors. Asmat people who respect the system tree, it also applies to
rivers, mountains and others.
The best visiting season: August until December each year.
How to reach:
From Timika city to the
northern part of the region using pioneering flight and to the southern part of
the ship through the Port of Sawa Erma, followed by the path to several locations.
REFERENCES:
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REFERENCES:
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