Nowadays, forests play a very important role in maintaining biodiversity. It provides plenty of oxygen and also plays an important role in our life. The world's tropical forests are an almost immeasurable resource, supporting many people, as well as countless animal and plant species (National Geographic, nd). Additionally, they contribute to air circulation, maintaining water quality and global climate stability. Despite its many advantages, it also has many disadvantages, such as people using the trees to make furniture and cutting down the trees to make paper. Deforestation occurs because the paper industry uses trees to produce paper. Additionally, Indonesia's paper industry has generally destroyed the environment. The demand for paper consumption is increasing rapidly day by day. Due to the increased demand for paper, many people are also starting to cut down their trees for professional purposes, meaning this could be dangerous for our environment in the future. In this essay, I would like to focus on paper consumption and its environmental impacts in Indonesia. First of all, paper is a material made from cellulose pulp derived primarily from wood from tropical forests. Basically, we use papers for many purposes like writing business report, magazine review, newspapers, comics, flyers and posters. We also use paper for greeting cards and letters (Michaelis, 2000). This makes paper consumption and production increase sharply. Today, paper is a fundamental part of life and its existence is taken for granted. For these reasons, there is an urgent need for useful and comprehensive theoretical work that helps us understand the forces that lead to increasing consequences...... middle of article ......ng/deforestation-overview /National Geographic. (nd). Paper buying guide. Retrieved May 21, 2014 from http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/green-guide/buying-guide/paper/environmental-impact/Paper on the web. (2011). Production and consumption of paper and paper fabrics for Indonesia. Accessed May 21, 2014 from http://www.paperonweb.com/Indonesia.htmScience Direct. (2002). Consumption, human needs and global environmental change. Retrieved May 22, 2014, from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378001000280WWF Global. (nd). How to save paper. Retrieved May 21, 2014 from http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/live_green/fsc/save_paper/WWF International. (1996). Pulp Fact Environmental implications of the paper cycle. Accessed May 22, 2014 from http://www.equilibriumresearch.com/upload/document/pulpfact.pdf