Gunawan has given up illegal logging, which until a few years ago was just about the only way he knew to earn enough to feed his family. Today, His livelihood comes from harvesting honey and catching fish, which he sells to local

Gunawan’s family is one of 12 living in a row of homes along a riverside boardwalk inside a forest concession of Wirakarya Sakti (WKS) near Jambi. The tidy homes, all with shaded porches and painted in a peaceful shade of sea-grass green, provide the families a comfortable place to take a break in their daily fishing and honey-farming routines.