Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park
The Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is located in the northern part of Halmahera island in North Maluku. It is part of the Wallacea biodiversity hotspot.
The vegetation of the national park consists primarily of lowland and montane rainforest. The forest is characterised by a high level of biodiversity, including Agathis species, Calophyllum inophyllum, Octomeles sumatrana, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, Pometia pinnata, Intsia bijuga, Canarium mehenbethene gaerta, and Palaquium obtusifolium.From 51 mammal species found in North Maluku, 28 are found on Halmahera Island, of which 7 are endemic to this region, and one, the Ornate Cuscus, is endemic to the island.
From 243 bird species in North Maluku, 211 have been recorded on Halmahera Island of which 24 are endemic, including Wallace’s Standardwing, Halmahera Cuckoo-shrike, Sombre Kingfisher, White Cockatoo, Invisible Rail, Blue and White Kingfisher, Dusky-brown Oriole, Moluccan Goshawk, Dusky Scrubfowl, Long-billed Crow, Grey-headed Fruit-dove, Ivory-breasted Pitta, and Purple Dollarbird.
Reptiles and amphibians in the park include the Callulops Dubia, Caphixalus montanus, and Hydrosaurus werneri.
Other endemic fauna on Halmahera includes 2 grasshopper species, 3 dragonfly species, 1 butterfly species, and 20 land mollusc species.
The park is home to a semi-nomadic community of people known as the Tobelo Dalam or Forest Tobelo. They share a common language with the coastal village communities of the Tobelo people. Their number is estimated to be around 2,000.
In 1981 the National Conservation Plan proposed the designation of four protected areas: Aketajawe, Lolobata, Saketa and Gunung Gamkonora. The 1993 Indonesian Biodiversity Action Plan recommended the designation of an integrated protected area. Survey work by BirdLife in 1994â€"1996 identified Aketajawe-Lolobata as an Important Bird Area.
Threats to the national park are posed by illegal logging and mining. Between 1990 to 2003 forests declined in North Maluku from 86% to just under 70%, with much of it occurring in the lowlands. As a result, species with large amounts of their range at low elevations were most strongly affected.
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