Drawings of the present and future by children in lower Kapuas, West Kalimantan.

<p>Both the drawings represent respectively the present (A) and future conditions (B) of the forest and animal wildlife. The children provided explanations in the drawing as the following: A) Present conditions: “The forest is an oxygen giver which is used to make a living from forest trees: rattan, rubber trees, durian, bamboo, etc. Forest is home to wild animals (e.g. snakes, wild cats, monkeys, pigs, birds, deer, squirrels, etc.) and among those there are several which live in the river (e.g. crocodile, fish and turtles). Nevertheless, wild animals are being hunted by humans and are thus disappearing (e.g. snakes, monkeys, deer, pigs, pangolins, birds, etc.). Animals that live around the village are chickens, pigs, dogs, and cats. The forest is still good, especially in the mountains.” B) Future conditions: “Forest is currently home to many different animals and to human livelihoods. In the future, the air that was fresh in the present time is getting warmer, including the mountainous regions. Nothing is green anymore and generally forest is replaced by oil palm even in the mountain where it only remains as few small trees. The number of trees decreases due to palm oil companies, factories, and other human activities such as illegal logging to build houses, mining for materials, and others for building highways. These changes will cause natural disasters such as erosion, landslides, and floods. The number of animals decreases, and little by little they will disappear, except dogs and chickens. The rivers (with water boats) are being polluted by scattered waste, and fish will be less abundant and will then go extinct.”