Interior Highlands of Borneo

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The Interior Highlands of Borneo is a remote, mountainous region in the heart of the island known for its rugged landscapes, rich biodiversity, and indigenous highland communities such as the Kelabit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Central Kalimantan
North Kalimantan
Sabah
Sarawak
characterizedBy deep river valleys
high plateaus
mountain ranges
remote settlements
rugged terrain
climate equatorial
high rainfall
conservationInitiative Heart of Borneo conservation programme
contains Ba Kelalan
Bario
Iran Mountains
Kelabit Highlands
linked to: Kelabit

Krayan Highlands
Long Bawan
Long Semadoh
Muller Mountains
linked to: Müller Mountains

Schwaner Mountains
Usun Apau Plateau
country Brunei
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Indonesia
Malaysia
ecosystemType peaty upland wetlands
tropical montane forest
upper dipterocarp forest
elevationRange approximately 800–2400 metres
inhabitedBy Kayan people
Kelabit people
Kenyah people
Lun Bawang people
Penan people
linked to: Penan

Sa’ban people
linked to: Sa'ban people
knownFor cloud forests
endemic species
indigenous highland communities
montane rainforests
rich biodiversity
languageGroup Austroasiatic-related minority languages
Austronesian languages
locatedIn Heart of Borneo
Southeast Asia
locatedOn Borneo
partOf Borneo montane rain forests ecoregion
Interior of Borneo
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
logging
road construction
traditionalLivelihoods forest product collection
hunting and gathering
swidden agriculture
wet rice cultivation in highland valleys

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Kelabit culturalRegion Interior Highlands of Borneo
Sarawak People’s Guerrilla Force foughtIn Sarawak jungles
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Low’s Peak Circuit viewOf Borneo highlands
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Müller Mountains partOf Borneo interior highlands
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Land Dayak region Sarawak highlands
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Lundayeh culturalRegion Krayan highlands, North Kalimantan
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Sa'ban region highlands of Borneo
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Interior Highlands of Borneo partOf Interior of Borneo
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Interior Highlands of Borneo partOf Borneo montane rain forests ecoregion
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo
Dusun Witu Dayak culturalRegion Interior Borneo
linked to: Interior Highlands of Borneo