Indonesia range from evergreen lowland dipterocarp forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan to seasonal monsoon forests and savanna grasslands in Nusa Tenggara and nondipterocarp lowland forests and alpine areas in Irian Jaya (sometimes
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Indonesia is home to some of the most magnificent tropical forests in the world. In extent, they rank third behind Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), and their biological richness is unique. The major forest types of Indonesia range from evergreen lowland dipterocarp forests in Sumatra and Kalimantan to seasonal monsoon forests and savanna grasslands in Nusa Tenggara and nondipterocarp lowland forests and alpine areas in Irian Jaya (sometimes referred to as Papua). Indonesia also contains the most extensive mangrove forests in the world, estimated at 4.25 million hectares in the early 1990s.
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