The Consortium of the Collaborative Research Center (CRC990) – Ecological and Socio-economic Function of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation (EFForTS) has now entered its third phase since the project had carried out in 2012. The research consortium of two countries, Indonesia and Germany, involves four universities, namely Gottingen University, IPB University, Jambi State University, and Tadulako University. This research project is focusing on ecology and socio-economic functions due to land transformation in tropical rain forests.