Manusela National Park [SEP] inception
were designated as nature reserves: Wae Nua (20,000 ha) and Wae Mual (17,500 ha). After a survey in 1978 a proposal was made to unite the two areas to form Manusela National Park. Manusela National Park was established in 1997, to protect an area of 1,890 km, representing 11% of the land area of Seram island.
A major threat is posed by deforestation, with logging concessions covering 48% of Seram's forest, and illegal logging even having been recorded inside Manusela National Park.
Manusela
Manusela may refer to:
Animal.
- Manusela mosaic-tailed rat, a species of rodent that is found in Indonesia
- Chloroclystis manusela, a species of moth that is found in Indonesia
Anthropology.
- Manusela people, an idigineous people from Seram island, Indonesia
- Manusela language, spoken by Manusela people
Place.
- Manusela National Park, located in Seram island, Indonesia