Rattan fashioning by craftspeople in the forest of Central Kalimantan has become a highly valued crafting talent. This rattan craft is preserved by following current developments and market demand.

The name Betang Batarung was suggested by several leaders of the Dayak ethnic community whom she had often consulted. The late Sabran Achmad, a cofounder of Central Kalimantan province, gave the studio its name.

The tradition handed down for thousands of years by the Dayak people in Central Kalimantan is disappearing because of the prohibition on slash-and-burn agriculture.

The location in Gunung Mas with cassava commodities is managed by the Defense Ministry. Meanwhile, the locations in Pulang Pisau and Kapuas with rice commodities are managed by the Agriculture Ministry.

Sustainability efforts entail spiritual connection with a deity as a token of respect to the nature, an “almighty owner”, through a ritual that has long been abandoned by many Dayaks.

After 16 years of rehabilitation, Nenuah, a 19-year-old female orangutan, was escorted to her new home. She was taken by helicopter to the protected forest of Bukit Batikap, Murung Raya regency, Central Kalimantan.

Ten residents of Tasikmalaya, West Java, were buried by landslide while mining for gold in West Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan. Three people were found dead during an ongoing evacuation.

Developing the Central Kalimantan peatlands without resorting to slash-and-burn agriculture is not an easy task.