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15-587: The island is part of a small island group which also include Fau island, Yoi, Uta, and Sain. Gebe is part of the Halmahera rain forests ecoregion. The Gebe cuscus ( Phalanger alexandrae ), an arboreal marsupial , is endemic to the island. The island lies directly on the equator This article about a location in Maluku Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Halmahera rain forests The Halmahera rain forests

30-642: A total area of 167,300 ha, which is formed by the Aketajawe Protected Forest Group (77,100 ha) in the districts of Central Halmahera and Kota Tidore Kepulauan, and Lolobata Forest Group (90,200 ha) in East Halmahera district. Threats to the national park are posed by illegal logging and mining. Between 1990 and 2003 forests declined in North Maluku from 86% to just under 70%, with much of it occurring in

45-493: Is a national park on Halmahera , the biggest island in the North Maluku province of Indonesia . The park is considered by BirdLife International to be vital for the survival of at least 23 endemic bird species. Aketajawe-Lolobata, which has an area of 167,300 hectares, was declared a national park in 2004. The Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park is located in the northern part of Halmahera island in North Maluku . It

60-569: Is a tropical moist forest ecoregion in Indonesia . The ecoregion includes the island of Halmahera and neighboring islands, including Bacan , Morotai , the Obi Islands , Ternate , Tidore , Gebe , and many smaller islands. Halmahera is the largest island in the ecoregion, with an area of 17,780 km². The islands are mountainous, and portions are volcanic in origin. Several volcanoes are still active, including Mount Gamkonora (1,560 m)

75-398: Is also home to the world's largest bee, Wallace's giant bee ( Megachile pluto ). A 2017 assessment found that 2,052 km², or 8%, of the ecoregion is in protected areas. Almost two-thirds of the unprotected area is still forested. Protected areas include Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park on Halmahera (1,673 km²). Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park Aketajawe-Lolobata National Park

90-555: Is home to 223 bird species. It corresponds to the Northern Maluku endemic bird area. 23 species are endemic to the ecoregion. The endemics include four birds which are the only species in their genera , including the elusive invisible rail ( Habroptila wallacii ), the white-streaked friarbird ( Melitograis gilolensis ), and two birds of paradise, the Halmahera paradise-crow ( Lycocorax pyrrhopterus ) and standardwing bird-of-paradise ( Semioptera wallacii ). The ecoregion

105-617: 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 seven are endemic to this region, and one,

120-468: The ornate cuscus ( Phalanger ornatus ), Rothschild's cuscus ( Phalanger rothschildi ), Gebe cuscus ( Phalanger alexandrae ), blue-eyed cuscus ( Phalanger matabiru ), masked flying fox ( Pteropus personatus ), Obi mosaic-tailed rat ( Melomys obiensis ), and Molaccan prehensile-tailed rat ( Rattus morotaiensis ). Cuscuses are arboreal marsupials with origins in Australasia. The ecoregion

135-561: The coastal village communities of the Tobelo people. Their number is estimated to be around 2,000. From 300 to 500, and this is also an estimate, live in real isolation in the forest where they obtain their means of subsistence. 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

150-469: The designation of an integrated protected area. Survey work by BirdLife in 1994–1996 identified Aketajawe-Lolobata as an Important Bird Area . In 1995 the Aketajawe and Lolobata areas, were proposed as National Park. In 1999 a large forest area of 7,264,707 has been classified as State Forest Area, which included the Aketajawe and Lolobata Forest Groups. In 2004 a National Park has been declared with

165-472: The ecoregion follows Lydekker's Line , which demarcates the islands of Wallacea from the islands on the Australia-New Guinea continental shelf which were joined together during the ice ages when sea levels were lower. The ecoregion has a tropical rain forest climate. The main plant communities tropical lowland evergreen and semi-evergreen rain forest. Syzygium aromaticum is native to

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180-403: The ecoregion, and its aromatic flower buds are the source of the spice clove . Myristica fragrans , another native, is the source of nutmeg and mace, which are derived from its seeds. Both trees are widely cultivated on the islands. The recently discovered palm tree Jailoloa halmaherensis is endemic to Halmahera. The ecoregion is home to 38 mammal species. Seven species are endemic –

195-519: The highest peak on Halmahera. The islands that make up the ecoregion are part of Wallacea , a group of islands that are part of the Australasian realm , but were never joined to either the Australian or Asian continents. The islands of Wallacea are home to a mix of plants and animals from both terrestrial realms, and have many unique species that evolved in isolation. The eastern boundary of

210-514: The ornate cuscus ( Phalanger ornatus ), is endemic to the island. Of the 243 bird species in North Maluku, 211 have been recorded on Halmahera Island of which 24 are endemic, including Wallace's standardwing , Halmahera cuckooshrike , 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 azure dollarbird . Reptiles and amphibians in

225-515: The park include the Callulops dubia , Caphixalus montanus , and Hydrosaurus werneri . Other endemic animals on Halmahera include two grasshopper species, three dragonfly species, one butterfly species, and twenty land mollusc species. The park is home to a semi-nomadic community of people known as the Togutil people or Tobelo Dalam (Forest Tobelo). They share a common language with

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