CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION IN KALIMANTAN Increased demand for agricultural land - Increasing agricultural activities ( Cultivation of crops & Rearing

of animals) -Population resettlement program to ease overcrowding islands -----> Land needed for agricultural use for new settlers -----> forest are cleared - Crops such as rice, vegetables, coffee and cocoa -----> grown for sale to earn profits -----> new settlers motivated to extend their farmland by clearing more forested areas - Plantation companies ------> commonly cultivated ------> cheap to grow, highly profitable -----> brings high revenue through export ------> forest are burned to clear land for oil palm Growth of settlements - Population is growing -----> settlements are becoming more crowded -----> requirement for more land for housing