Worldwide, around 3.7 millions of hectare of natural forest is lost per year for deforestation.

In Indonesia, the rate of deforestation has improved from the past decade to about 1.08-1.80 million ha annually. While the improvement is cherished, this is not enough. The rate is still considered to be the world’s fastest, about ten times of the world’s average.

More than 80 millions of Indonesian depends on the forest near the forest. The biodiversity and resource rich of natural forest is the most of their livelihood source. So they literally hung their life on the forest.

And for the birds, about 54% of the Important Bird Areas in Indonesia is outside the protected area networks. The rest is mostly on natural production forest. It is then important not to endanger the natural production forest. While the plantation forest is needed to provide timber for development, the role of natural forest is undoubtly vital.

Natural forest is much more than tree stands. It is a complex interaction of various elements of life and non-life. It also holds so much more carbon stocks than other type of forest. With the climate change in mind, we know that natural forest is favored over plantation.