Illegal logging is a huge problem in Indonesia. People like to chop down trees and sell the teak to make furniture’s also to make paper. Illegal logging affects communities that lose their natural forests resources, make the animals homeless, flood, landslide and etc. there are about 73% percent of Indonesia’s logging is illegal.

Wild illegal logging has been blamed for recent flash floods that hit six villages in North Sumatra, killing dozens of people, Regent Amru Daulay has said. Amru blamed deforestation after inspecting the baron area that was once a forest not far from the disaster areas, adding the area was previously part of a forest concession area (HPH)

Bibliography: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/09/18/regent-blames-flash-floods-illegal-logging.html