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Table 1 Areas of forested land and sampled by permanent sample plots (PSPs) in primary forest (excluding the National Forest Inventory) on major islands of Indonesia. Data on land and forest area taken from Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (2015b)

From: Opportunities and challenges for an Indonesian forest monitoring network

Island(s)

Land area (106 ha)

Total forested area (106 ha)

Primary forest area (106 ha)

Total PSP area (ha)

PSP/forest area ratio**

Java (+ Bali)

13.95

3.37

0.08

9.0

113.0

Sumatra

47.16

14.07

4.49

38.0

8.5

Kalimantan

52.96

27.58

9.80

82.1

8.4

Sulawesi

18.53

9.47

3.91

12.3

3.1

Nusa Tenggara*

6.76

2.84

0.68

2.5

3.7

Maluku

7.77

5.11

0.96

12.3

12.8

Papua

40.79

34.06

26.15

2.0

0.1

Total

187.92

96.50

46.07

158.1

3.4

  1. *Excluding Bali, which is included with Java due to their biogeographical affinity
  2. **Area of permanent sampling plots (ha) per 106 ha of primary forest