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The Leuser
Ecosystem in the northern part of Sumatra is one of the richest
expanses of tropical rainforest in the world. Covering an area
of approximately 2.6 million hectares (roughly the size of
Belgium). The Leuser Ecosystem is for instance, the last place
where sufficient numbers of rare species, such as the Sumatran
species of Orangutan (4,000), Elephant (500),Tiger (500), and
Rhino (60) can maintain or reestablish viable populations. In
other words, the loss of the Leuser Ecosystem will mean the
extinction of these species and probably many others along with
them
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