Rewetting and Restoring the Sebangau National Park
Pak Idrus also spoke about the positive change he has witnessed, having seen a definite shift in the use of the area, from illegal logging, to conservation and research. Licensed for commercial logging during the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, the peat swamp forest was then further degraded by illegal logging and the incursion of drainage canals for the transport of raw logs. But in recent years, more attention has been paid to protecting the national park by blocking canals and restoring the natural hydrology upon which the ecosystem depends.