"Indonesia is home to some of the world's largest and most biologically diverse tropical forests, and its resources are critical to the livelihoods of 50-70 million people. Yet deforestation rates in the country are also among the highest in the world. . . An Asia Foundation study of land use, land use change, and forestry at the local level in Indonesia identified spatial planning and permit processes as issues central to environmental governance in Indonesia." (Quoted from paper)