IN Bulungan, East Kalimantan all that is left of the rainforest are thousands of acres of grassland dotted with shrubs and tree stumps. Theres no forest anymore, said Andi Zams Datuk Hasaudding Petalolo, chief of the Bulungan ethnic tribe.

The local people are mourning the passing of their forest. It had been a major source of income for many years. When the purveyor paid them Rp40,000 per cubic meter for timber they accepted the offer. It was a g