West Java Province with 10 regents has a very large forest (764.387,59 ha), it is 20,62 % from the whole province area. Based on 2006 data, this province still has Productive forest 362.980,40 ha, Protected forest (including National Park) 228.727,11 ha, Conserved forest 172.680 ha and Mangrove forest 40.129,89 ha.
From the Productive forest, West Java got 200,675 m3 wood. Actually West Java needs about 4.000.000 m3 per year. Hutan Rakyat or forest managed by local people is about 214.892 ha and produced 893.980,75 m3 of wood.
From 580.000 ha critical forest, local government has planted trees on 357.000 ha, the rest 223.000 ha is still waiting to be recovered. Perhutani (Indonesian Forestry Company) with local people work together to complete the Rehabilitation Program in next few years.
Today, Indonesian Government supports any business institution or private company even individual to plant trees to make West Java green. Almost ten years, Goldteak has been taking part of this program in Cibening and Bumisari areas. Opening the land for planting trees has several benefits, to help the area more green, more water and to help the people get jobs and develop the economy and education.
To develop the local economy, Goldteak teaches the guardians and their families to be entrepreneurs. They learn how to raise the chicken, ducks, goats and make salted duck eggs. Kusnadi, one of the guardians has several chicken and goats, now he starts to raise a special goat “Domba Garut” (goat from Garut & well known has a high price), he also tried to raise broiler chicken.
