As in many places where REDD+ is implemented, the land use history in and around the Harapan Rainforest restoration project area is complex. During the I98os indigenous peoples first lost access to their lend when private companies logged the forests. When the timber concession hed expired, the companies went away, leaving behind a heavily degraded forest. Peasants and indigenous peoples reclaimed as much as ioi,365 hectares of this forest degraded from industrial logging to produce foods such as rice, beans and fruits and build their homes. When the conservation concessionaire PT Reiki took control over the area, peasants and indigenous peoples where kicked out (again) They were intimidated, arrested and interrogated. "They were forced to sign a letter where they agree to leave the area and to never come back again. Some peasants were sent to jail and than released," farmers union SPI wrote in 2008.