Are there rain forests in the island of Java?

This ecoregion represents the lowland moist forests (less than 1,000 m) of western Java, Indonesia. Based on the Köppen climate zone system, this ecoregion falls in the tropical wet climate zone (National Geographic Society 1999), although as one moves eastward on Java there is increasing seasonality of precipitation. read more

Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) is representative of remaining tropical rain forest ecosystem lowland and the largest in western Java. This is the ideal habitat for the survival of endangered Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus). read more

The natural environment of Java is tropical rainforest, with ecosystems ranging from coastal mangrove forests on the north coast, rocky coastal cliffs on the southern coast, and low-lying tropical forests to high altitude rainforests on the slopes of mountainous volcanic regions in the interior. read more

From 2003-2006, Java lost approximately 2,500 hectares a year (10,000 hectares of forest in total) according to the Forestry Ministry. Despite the rate of loss being far lower in Java than other Indonesian islands (such as Borneo, Sumatra, and Sulawesi), Java is particularly threatened because there is so little forest left. read more