Kalimantan forest, hope for sustainability and welfare

Forests are native to the habitats of many flora and fauna. Forests are also the focus for human livelihood around them.  Currently, several forests in the world have become highly protected areas due to the decreasing number of forest areas. One type of forest is a tropical rainforest. As we know, Tropical rain forests are forests that are always wet and humid. It can be said that tropical rainforests are forests that are always "green". Tropical rainforests have enormous benefits for life on earth itself, Unfortunately, many people still don't care about sustainability. Tropical rainforests have many benefits that we should know, among others are:

1. Balancing the ecosystem. Tropical rainforests not only help balance an area's ecosystem, but also for the whole world. other than that, Rainforests also help balance the climate, one of them is by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
2. Supplies oxygen. With the many plant species that exist there, the oxygen produced in the rainforest can fulfill 40% oxygen in the world.
3. Water absorption region. Tropical rainforests have quite high rainfall, making it possible to make this area a water absorption area. Not just as a water absorption area, Tropical rainforests also have a function as guardians of the water cycle.
4. Prevent floods and landslides. As a water absorption area, Of course, rainforests also have a role in overcoming natural disasters, such as floods and landslides.
5. Habitat satwa. Tropical rainforests have a very diverse flora and fauna, almost even 2/3 The animals in this world come from tropical rainforests.

One of the world's tropical forests is in Kalimantan Indonesia. Kalimantan's forests are of global concern because they are the lungs of the world, which means their existence has a big influence on the world's climate. Unfortunately, Kalimantan's forests are currently suffering a tragic fate due to a very significant reduction in forest area. The activity of converting land into oil palm plantations is one of the biggest causes of the reduction of tropical forests in Kalimantan. This is made worse by illegal logging activities (ilegal logging), forest fires, and unsustainable forest use. From approx 74 million hectares of forest in Kalimantan, only 71% remaining on 2005. While the number is on 2015 shrinks to 55%. If the rate of deforestation does not change, It is believed that Kalimantan will lose 6 million hectares of forest up to 2020, meaning that only less than a third of the forest area remains.

Currently, Various disasters caused by deforestation in Kalimantan are starting to be felt frequently. Smoke haze and floods are starting to become a routine that people have to experience every year. Land conflicts have even begun to occur in several places. Economic loss, social, and of course the current environment is increasingly felt by society. Therefore. without "excluding" a hope, It's time for all parties, including the government, non-governmental organization, and the community, especially the people of Kalimantan, are starting to move to save Kalimantan's forests from all activities that "destroy" the forests. Awareness steps, improving the economy and quality of education, and law enforcement must be carried out simultaneously, for the sake of preserving nature and benefiting the people of Kalimantan, Indonesia, and even the world.

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