The committee’s job is to fight against forest crime. As a committee, we hold meetings every week to plan patrols, so we have a patrol every week. At first, we used to go informally, but now we have guidelines that we follow even when we catch a criminal. When we catch a criminal, we report them to the ward office, and they are held accountable and fined. If we face significant challenges, the guidelines allow us to collaborate with SUMA-JKT to control emerging crime. Through the patrols we conduct, God is helping our forest, and it is now in good condition due to the work we do. We are grateful to the Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund (EAMCEF) for providing us with equipment. At first, we were unknown, you could pass through a place and tell someone you are an environmental committee, but they will ignore you. But through EAMCEF funding, we are grateful because now everyone recognizes us as a committee. We educate the community about recklessly burning the forest, which has consequences for future generations, so we visit their villages and hold meetings to educate them.
