Indonesia is one of the world's centers of rattan diversity, with around 312 species of rattan growing in the region, 51 of which are commercial rattan species. Of these 51 species, only about 20-30 species are most widely utilized. Rattan is a favorite of non-timber forest products because it contributes 5.5% of the revenue of the Indonesian forest products industry sector and contributes 80% to the global market. Rattan is a very potential biological natural resource in Katingan Regency, Central Kalimantan. In fact, Katingan is referred to as the rattan production center of Central Kalimantan because almost 50% of the population who live around the forest have a livelihood as rattan farmers.

Based on data from the Katingan Regency Forestry Service (2006), rattan land in Katingan covers an area of more than 325,000 hectares and is capable of producing 99.4 tons of wet rattan per year. The abundant availability of rattan raw materials indicates the good condition of Katingan's forests. The existence of two conservation areas, Sebangau National Park and Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park, strongly supports the preservation of natural rattan in Katingan. Sebangau National Park represents the diversity of rattan in the peat swamp forest ecosystem and Bukit Baka-Bukit Raya National Park represents the terrestrial and upland forest ecosystems.