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Selirong Island is fully
covered by mangrove. In a part of mangroves, there is wooden road
arranged by Brunei Government. And we can walk on it. To this
island, invaders from neighboring countries come and steal mangrove
trees and wooden road; therefore, armed guards stay permanently.
In Selirong Island, at the central portion away from Visitors
Center, we can see particularly marvelous mangrove primeval with
trees as high as 40m.
Ricoh wishes this place is permanently maintained and is working
on Brunei Government to have it registered to Ramsar Convention
and to the World Heritage.
There is no doubt that in the future, this place will be an important
sightseeing resource for Brunei. Preparation for sightseeing "Eco
Tour" has begun, in order to give consideration to avoiding
wrong development and too many sightseers.
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