Borneo is home to a diverse range ofplants and animal species, with rich resources that sustain the livelihood of 11 million people —including 1 million indigenous people— fromBrunei, theIndonesian province of Kalimantan, and Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Only 71 percentof the 74 million hectares of Borneo's forestwas left in 2005, and only 55 percentwas left in 2015. Projections indicate that if the deforestation continues at this rate, a further 6 million hectares of forestwill be destroyed by 2020, leaving less than a third left by 2020. Lowland forestareas —which are a critical habitat for the conservation of many unique species —are by far the most in danger in Borneodue to logging, palm oil plantation and production, and other agricultural activities. As a result, lowland forests in Borneoare expected to lose 10-13 million hectares of forestarea between 2015-2020. This also means that certain species, including the critically endangered orangutans, are more at risk of losing their habitat. The data, which will be explained further in the full report, which is scheduled for publication by the end of this month, is expected to raise awareness to encourage more people to save Borneo's forests. It is important to have a clear and comprehensive overview of the current and previous environmental status of Borneo, including the Heart of Borneo, to see where major changes of the ecological conditions are occurring. As this report presents as such, WWF Indonesia hopes that the result of this regular environmental analysis would guide the authorities and the stakeholders to take effective steps to address the declining state of the environment. However, there is positive news for the area known as the Heart of Borneo, which has fared far better than Borneo's lowlands and coastal areas. The Heart of Borneois a conservation agreement initiated by the WWF for Nature to protect 22 million hectares of forested region in Borneoand is one of the parts of the island where the forests remain intact. Considerable work has been carried out under the Heart of BorneoInitiative by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, who signed a declaration in February 2007 to conserve the area's natural heritage. Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/borneo-lose-75-percent-forest-2020-wwf/ The word “indigenous” in the line 3 of the passage above means ….

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Borneo is home to a diverse range of plants and animal species, with rich resources that sustain the livelihood of 11 million people — including 1 million indigenous people — from Brunei, the Indonesian province of Kalimantan, and Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak. Only 71 percent of the 74 million hectares of Borneo's forest was left in 2005, and only 55 percent was left in 2015. Projections indicate that if the deforestation continues at this rate, a further 6 million hectares of forest will be destroyed by 2020, leaving less than a third left by 2020.

Lowland forest areas — which are a critical habitat for the conservation of many unique species — are by far the most in danger in Borneo due to logging, palm oil plantation and production, and other agricultural activities. As a result, lowland forests in Borneo are expected to lose 10-13 million hectares of forest area between 2015-2020. This also means that certain species, including the critically endangered orangutans, are more at risk of losing their habitat.

The data, which will be explained further in the full report, which is scheduled for publication by the end of this month, is expected to raise awareness to encourage more people to save Borneo's forests. It is important to have a clear and comprehensive overview of the current and previous environmental status of Borneo, including the Heart of Borneo, to see where major changes of the ecological conditions are occurring. As this report presents as such, WWF Indonesia hopes that the result of this regular environmental analysis would guide the authorities and the stakeholders to take effective steps to address the declining state of the environment.

However, there is positive news for the area known as the Heart of Borneo, which has fared far better than Borneo's lowlands and coastal areas. The Heart of Borneo is a conservation agreement initiated by the WWF for Nature to protect 22 million hectares of forested region in Borneo and is one of the parts of the island where the forests remain intact. Considerable work has been carried out under the Heart of Borneo Initiative by Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, who signed a declaration in February 2007 to conserve the area's natural heritage.

Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/borneo-lose-75-percent-forest-2020-wwf/

The word “indigenous” in the line 3 of the passage above means ….