This book contains information on geographic location and park size, climate, topography, history of each park, and biodiversity and ecosystems. It also contains information on local communities adjacent to each park, or in some cases within the parks, and their culture, tourism opportunities, access, tourist facilities nearby, and how to find the park office to get a visitor’s permit.

The 55 parks currently declared span the length and breadth of the country. They provided the last remaining refuges for many of Indonesia's charismatic species, such as tigers, elephants, rhinoceros, and orangutans.