Niah National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Sarawak, Malaysia, inscribed in July 2024, encompasses a vast limestone karst landscape with caves that have revealed human history spanning over 40,000 years. Located on Borneo, the park’s Great Cave houses the oldest modern human remains in Southeast Asia, dating to 40,000 BCE, alongside rock art and evidence of prehistoric foraging and trade. Its biodiversity, including rare bats, birds, and edible-nest swiftlets, complements its archaeological significance, offering a unique record of human adaptation and ecological richness in a tropical rainforest setting.

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