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Flora and Fauna Threatened Nusakambangan Continues

Flora and fauna in Nusakambangan.

The population of endemic flora and fauna of the island ofNusakambangan Cilacap regency, Central Java, continues to struggle. The cause, damage to forests from logging and illegalencroachment on the island of 12,202 hectares during the last 15 years.

Head of the Central Java Regional Office of the Ministry of Justiceand Human Rights, Chairuddin Idrus said it was on the sidelines of an apple stand together forconservation combined Nusa Wana Nusakambangan Island at PierSodong.

“At least 4,000 acres of forest in Nusakambangan badly damagedand barren,” he said on Tuesday (19/04/2011).

Based on the findings Fauna Flora International, a number of rareflora and fauna in Nusakambangan it include leopard (Pantherapardus), tree plalar (Hydraokarous fitoralis), and interestWijayakusuma (Epiphyllum anguliger).

Director General of Corrections and Human Fortunately KemhukSugiyono admitted, made ​​possible the involvement of stakeholdersin forest logging. ”Not only our officers (Kemhuk and Human Rights),all who have authority in this island there might be involved,” he said.

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