Jatimulyo District, which is in the Menoreh Mountains, is administratively included in Kapanewon Girimulyo, Kulonprogo Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The area is hilly and stretches at an altitude of 400-800 meters above sea level. Around 70% of the village area is community forest which consists of dozens of types of commodity plants and wild plants, making it rich in wildlife. One of the animal groups that is the favorite in Jatimulyo is birds.

Activities related to birds in Jatimulyo have been running for quite a long time. In the early 2000s, data collection on bird species in the Jatimulyo area was carried out by student groups from various universities in DIY. At this time, bird hunting in Jatimulyo was still very widespread. Hunting methods include taking saplings, lures, or nets. Hunters are not only residents of Jatimulyo,

Issuance of Village Regulation (Perdes) no. 8 of 2014 concerning Environmental Conservation became the momentum for the emergence of the bird conservation movement in Jatimulyo. One of the articles in the village regulation mandates the protection of all bird species in Jatimulyo through a hunting ban. This village regulation is purely an initiative of the Jatimulyo people themselves who are concerned about the disappearance of various types of birds which were previously quite easy to find.

The ban on bird hunting certainly has an impact on the economy of some Jatimulyo residents who depend on bird hunting for their living. This encouraged the emergence of ideas to foster alternative economic sources for affected residents.

In 2015, a coffee processing business unit was established which was started by Imam Taufiqurrahman, Sidiq Harjanto, and Kelik Suparno, named Kopi Distilled. This coffee processing business empowers former hunters. Distilled Coffee offers an increase in the selling price of coffee fruit from Rp. 2,000,- per kg to Rp. 6,000.- provided that the people of Jatimulyo are willing to process coffee in a good and correct way.

A Clanceng bee cultivation group was also formed with the aim of exploiting the potential of wild bees around where residents live. Klanceng cultivation is also aimed at diverting bird hunting so that residents get income from other sustainable sources.

In 2016, Distilled Coffee started the adoption of nests whose funds are obtained from a portion of the profits from coffee. Hunting prohibition signs were also installed at several strategic points. Distilled Coffee inspires residents to participate in conservation efforts. The former bird hunters were organized in a community called the Jatimulyo Bird Observer Society (MPBJ). This community runs a nest adoption program and protects birds from hunting.

As time went by, we often had guests from bird watchers and photographers and frequent visits from various agencies. To accommodate the growing activities, we agreed to form a formal group, namely the WANAPAKSI Forest Farmers Group, at the end of 2018, precisely on December 2 2018. With the formation of KTH, MPBJ and the beekeeping group merged into the KTH Wanapaksi organization. Our group currently has 57 members.

The Wanapaksi Forest Farmers Group (KTH) was born to provide solutions to institutional needs at the village level to increase the active role of the community in managing community forests in the Jatimulyo Village. The aim of this institution is to build the quality of shared prosperity for the present and future through environmental conservation activities and the development of various community forest-based businesses with a conservation perspective.

Bird conservation efforts that have been initiated in Jatimulyo have earned this village the nickname "Bird Friendly Village". In simple terms, a bird-friendly village can be defined as a village that cares about preserving birds and their habitat. A village where birds can live side by side with humans without disturbing each other.