For most of its history Borneo was scarcely ... often established in swamp forest) may lower water tables, affecting neighboring forest areas. Further, destruction of peat lands increases the ...

Over half of all orangutans in Indonesian Borneo live in peat-swamp forest, with thick peat soils, laid down over thousands of years under extreme waterlogged conditions. But loggers and land ...

Borneo is one of the most bio-diverse places ... And they were told to "fill in the canal" - which drains the peat swamp forest- within 20 days or "heavier penalties" would apply.

Penang government has identified a total of 449.12ha of peat swamp forests in the island’s southwest district to be gazetted as permanent nature reserves under the National Forestry Act 1984.