The collaboration, which has been carried out since early 2023, includes tree planting activities, education, the development of environmentally friendly natural tourism and the protection of wild birds.
More than 20 knots on the tree trunks used to install bird nets to trap the birds were destroyed by cutting them into small pieces, so they could no longer be used.
Seven institutions came together to collaborate to curb the wildlife hunting or poaching in the forest areas of the slopes of Mount Arjuna, Malang Regency, East Java. The collaboration and mutual concern as a first step manifested in the form of the installation of an information board banning animal hunting placed in the UB Forest
The existence of hornbills in the nature is closely related to the forest conservation. Cruising almost 100 kilometer squares, hornbills are effective seed dispersers in the forest.
PROFAUNA Indonesia's latest survey in the southern Malang area in December 2018 shows a decline in hornbill encounters by 60%. This is due to deforestation and forest degradation in the area.
