This book contains information on geographic location and park size, climate, topography, history of each park, and biodiversity and ecosystems. It also contains information on local communities adjacent to each park, or in some cases within the parks, and their culture, tourism opportunities, access, tourist facilities nearby, and how to find the park office to get a visitors permit.
The 55 parks currently declared span the length and breadth of the country. They provided the last remaining refuges for many of Indonesia's charismatic species, such as tigers, elephants, rhinoceros, and orangutans.
Sumatra.- Java and Bali.- Kalimantan.- Nusa Tenggara.- Sulawesi.- Maluku (Molucca).- Papua.
Prof. Dr. Jatna Supriatna is the Chairman of Research Center for Climate Change University of Indonesia. After finishing his Master of Science (1986) and Doctorate degree (1991) from the University of New Mexico, USA, plus pre and postdoctoral at Columbia University in New York, he serves as Senior lecturer at the Biology Dept., Director of Biodiversity and Conservation Studies, Coordinator of Graduate Program on Conservation Biology of the University of Indonesia. He has also been an active member of several international organizations: IUCN-World Conservation of Protected Area, IUCN-Specialist Survival Commission-Primate Specialist Group, International Primatological Society, Society for Conservation Biologist and many others. He published 30 books mostly in Indonesias Biodiversity and Environment and more than 190 articles in international journals (Science, Nature, Conservation Biology, Scientific Reports, Global ecology and Conservation, Sustainability, Primates, Evolution, Primate Conservation, Herpetologica, and many others). Two of his books, Biologi Konservasi (Conservation Biology 2007) and Menyelamatkan Alam Indonesia (Saving of Indonesias Nature 2009) are among the best seller on the environment books in Indonesia. In 2009, together with Dr. Sharon Gursky authored edited books Indonesia Primates and Ecotourism and Indonesias Primates, published by Springer, New York.
Chris Margules worked in CSIRO, Australia, for over 30 years and managed the Tropical Landscapes Program before joining Conservation International, where he led the Asia Pacific Division. He has worked in Africa, PNG and Australia and now spends much of his time working with Indonesian scientists and practitioners on conservation and development programs in Indonesia. Chris is an adjunct professor at the University of Indonesia and an adjunct professor at James Cook University. In 2005 he received Order of Australia honours in the General Division (AM), in recognition of his contributions to science.
