We support local government programs to develop the economy of rural communities through non-forest timber product programs such as building tourist villages and creating food and beverage products that have selling value without destroying the forest. Lintas Alam Borneo (LAB) is a program with the community to establish tourism in villages around forests and coastal areas that have tourism potential. Ecotourism and other non-timber forest products are potentials that can provide economic value to the community and also maintain conservation values.
Currently, CAN has supported the tourism program in the Merasa Village with the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) Kalimantan to build and develop cultural and natural tourism. In addition, CAN and the Future Forest Foundation collaborate to run tourism programs in the Lesan River Protection Forest and Wehea Protection Forest. CAN believes that a forest and wildlife conservation activity must have economic value to the surrounding community, therefore it is important for CAN to support empowering community in tourism and create environmental products to create sustainable economic activities without destroying forests.