Lorentz National Parks
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 , etc.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
Leading to Lorentz National Park is 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
The best visiting season : August s / d December each year .
Flora And Fauna
Lorentz National Park is representative of the complete ecosystem for biodiversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific . 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 .
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total of 34 vegetation types including swamp forest , riverside forests
, sago forest , peat forests , coral sand beaches , rain forest land
flat / slope , rain forest on the hill , heath forest , mountain forests
, grasslands , and lichens .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 ) .
Species of mammals recorded include long snout pig spines ( Zaglossus bruijnii ) , pig snout pig spines short ( Tachyglossus aculeatus ) , 4 types of possum , wallaby , bobcat , and tree kangaroos
Lorentz National Park designated as a World Natural Heritage Site by UNESCO and Natural Heritage of ASEAN by the ASEAN countries
The park is still not mapped , explored and there are many native plants , animals and culture . Its area also contained mineral supplies , and large-scale mining operations are also active around this national park . There is also a Lorentz National Park Conservation Project which consists of a community initiative for the conservation and ecology of communal heritage located around the National Park Loretz .
From 2003 until now , WWF - Indonesia Sahul Papua Region is conducting a mapping of indigenous territories in the Lorentz National Park area . Year 2003 - 2006 , WWF has mapped the region in Lorentz National Park is located in the District ( the District ) Kurima Yahukimo District , and the 2006-2007 District Sawaerma mapping conducted in the district of Asmat
Lorentz designated as a national park in 1997 , so the facility / facilities for the convenience of visitors is still very limited , and not all the objects and natural tourist attraction in this park have been identified and developed .
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