Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park is located in the Indonesian province of Papua. An outstanding example of the biodiversity of New Guinea, Lorentz is one of the most ecologically diverse national parks in the world. It is the only nature reserve in the Asia-Pacific region to contain a full altitudial array of ecosystems spanning from marine areas, mangrove, tidal and freshwater swamp forest, lowland and montane rainforest, alpine areas, and equatorial glaciers. At 4884 meters, Puncak Jaya (formerly Carstensz Pyramid) is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and the Andes.| Year | Decision | Comments |
| 1999 | Inscribed | Reasons for inscription |
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Budi Kogoya, Jr (West Papua):
The Community Initiative for the Protection and Promotion of Lorentz National Park as the largest Park in South East Asia, we would like to encourage individuals and organisations interested in supporting us to work together in protecting and promoting this very important site.
If not, this site will become a record in our history book. Please send us your comments and queries to:
yp3_bap@lorentzpark.org, liaison@lorentzpark.org or info@lorentzpark.org
and visit our site, we are setting this up to inform you all, but we do not have enough resources and skills to develop this.
Yours sincerely,
YP3-ABP YPPBAP (Indonesia/ PAPUA):
The Tribal Groups in West Papua, Indonesia are now organising ourselves in order to protect the World Heritage. It has been so long neglected, and the elders said that they want to do something about it.
We are not setting up tribal houses before beginning our activities of protecting the heritage. Anyone who can help, you are more than welcome.
Yours sincerely,
On behalf of the elders
YPPAP
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- Lorentz National Park
- Country: Indonesia
- Year: 1999
- Category: Natural landscape, Diverse ecosystems
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