Popayato Paguat Natural Landscape (BAPP) is located in Pohuwato and Boalemo Regencies, spanning an area of ​​354,237.78 Ha. This landscape consists of rows of hills and mountains dominated by natural forests with the status of protected forest areas, production forests, limited production forests and conservation areas. In the east-north-west part of this stretch is the Nantu Wildlife Sanctuary to the Marisa Protected Forest while in the south there is the Panua Nature Reserve to the Randangan Protected Forest.

The forest complex in BAPP, which consists of nine protected forest blocks with a total area of ​​257,000 hectares, has an important function as a link between two conservation forest areas, namely the Nantu Wildlife Reserve in the east-north-west and the Panua Nature Reserve in the south. This forest complex also plays an important role as a water catchment area, with a number of rivers flowing in various corners of the landscape, namely the Taluditi, Buhu, Wanggahulu rivers which flow into the Randangan River, and the Moliliulo, Buntaya and Paguyaman rivers which flow into the Paguyaman River.

In a biodiversity survey conducted by Burung Indonesia in 2021, 175 species of birds, 24 mammals, 52 herpetofauna, 349 types of flora were found. The Popayato Paguat Landscape is also a habitat for endemic animals such as the Sulawesi hornbill, Sulawesi kangkareng, anoa, tarsius, babirusa and maleo.

The majority of the population earns a living as farmers, with the main commodities being coconut, corn and cocoa, and some other people raise cattle, goats, ducks, pigs. In general, these two sectors are sufficient to support the community, but their potential still needs to be developed to improve welfare, for example through Social Forestry and ecotourism.