Biosphere reserves in Java

There are 19 biosphere reserves in Indonesia, of which 5 of them are located in Java Island. Can you name it? Click on the right button for more!   Click here to see Biosphere Reserves in Sumatra!

Java’s mangroves pay a high price for stopping plastic flowing out to sea

Source: Mongabay Date: 5 April 2021 Mangroves are known to trap plastic waste and stop it entering the sea, but this defense comes at a high cost to mangrove forests themselves, a new study shows.Researchers working in Indonesia's Central Java province found plastic carpeting half of the mangrove fl...