Forest Watch Indonesia

In 1997, Forest Watch Indonesia (FWI) was established. A period during which all data, information, and forest management were conducted privately. Due to this circumstance, not many people knew about the condition of the forest at that time. On the other side, forest degradation is worsening due to inadequate public control and forest governance. Under these conditions, it is vital to handle data and information on forestry in an open manner to enable equitable and sustainable management of forest resources.

Through the “Probela” program, the initiative to establish FWI was born. A program initiated by several non-governmental organizations as part of a civil society effort to monitor forest management activities. This program spawned a network of independent forest monitors whose mission is to conduct more comprehensive monitoring of all forest management practices. This network eventually paved the way for the formation of FWI.