Though much of it has been converted for human use into secondary and agroforests, it still contains important populations of wildlife and vegetation. The SFDP, supported by the GTZ, was established as a unique and largely experimental project for forest management and sustainable use working directly with indigenous and migrant communities. Expansion of commercial and subsistence agriculture. Public forest zoning for sustainable use and conservation. Replication of the model to other areas of Indonesia.
Women comprise the vast majority of weavers.
For damar, the markets are local and, potentially, Singapore. Of all the NGOs supported by the BCN, YDT and ATI have perhaps the most enterprise skills. YDT began working in the PFMA on an environmentally-responsible charcoal business using otherwise wasted coconut husks.