1995 became a turning point in the fate of forests in Central Kalimantan. At that time, the government was obsessed with getting recognition as a self-sufficient food country by turning 1.46 million hectares of forest in Central Kalimantan into agricultural and plantation areas. However, 60% of the total land prepared was peat soil. Peat soil should always be wet, which is unsuitable for large-scale agricultural land.