Data Zone
Country/territory: Malaysia
IBA criteria met: A1, A2, A3 (2004)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 320,257 hectares (3,202.57 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2018 | poor | very high | low |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
Located in the state of Perak, Belum-Temengor is 130 million years old and is said to be the oldest rainforest in the world. The Belum complex has been gazetted. Currently, the Malaysian Nature Society is working to get the Temengor complex to be gazetted to.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Belum-Temenggor (Malaysia). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/belum-temenggor-iba-malaysia on 22/12/2024.