Local inhabitants turn out to be capable of handling their own forests. On the slopes of Mt. Rinjani, North Lombok, West Nusatenggara, they have chosen customary law to conserve the forest. Community figures in 25 villages around the Rinjani forest have introduced their own rule. They reject rangers; and instead control is effected by pemangku alas (forest administrators), with village-appointed lang lang (security officers) as their guard