Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Sumatra, Indonesia
Includes	Gunung Leuser National Park Kerinci Seblat National Park Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park
Reference	1167
Inscription	2004 (28th Session)
Endangered	2011–...
Area	2,595,124 ha (6,412,690 acres)
Coordinates	02°30′S 101°30′E / 2.500°S 101.500°E / -2.500; 101.500
Location of Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra in Indonesia

Bukit Barisan Selatan

Gunung Leuser

Kerinci Seblat

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Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra sites

The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park. The site is listed under Criteria vii - outstanding scenic beauty; ix- an outstanding example representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes; and x- contains the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation.^[1] The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra has been placed on the Danger List since 2011 to help overcome threats posed by poaching, illegal logging, agricultural encroachment, and plans to build roads through the site.^[2]