m ▁oil , ▁an ▁imported ▁item , ▁could ▁be ▁produced ▁on ▁a ▁large ▁scale ▁locally , ▁which ▁would ▁save ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁and ▁supp lement ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁district ▁administration ▁at ▁one ▁stage , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁had ▁even ▁ordered ▁dis continu ing ▁the ▁sh aman istic ▁r ites ▁and ▁for cible ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁eth nic ▁par aph ernal ia ▁of ▁sh aman ism , ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁stopped . ▁However , ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁with ▁international ▁public ity ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁eth nic ▁people , ▁through ▁various ▁media ▁channels , ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁the ▁Sak ud de i ▁live ▁has ▁attract ed ▁tour ist ▁infl ux , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁identified ▁as ▁an ▁economic ▁benefit . ▁▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁efforts ▁by ▁various ▁international ▁ag encies ▁to ▁influence ▁decision ▁making ▁on ▁enc ro aching ▁civil ization ▁of ▁local ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁a ▁Philippines ▁tim ber ▁company ▁has ▁been ▁granted ▁a ▁logging ▁con cess ion ▁in ▁their ▁area , ▁which ▁is ▁threaten ing ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁All ▁this ▁is ▁happening ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁having ▁been ▁declared ▁as ▁a ▁" B ios phere ▁Reserve " ▁by ▁UN ES CO , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁World ▁W ide ▁Fund ▁for ▁Nature ▁( W WF ) ▁is ▁pers isting ▁with ▁its ▁conserv ative ▁efforts ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁And al as ▁University ▁of ▁West ▁Sum atra ▁" to ▁study ▁and ▁monitor ▁so cio e conom