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National 6 years ago

South Sumatran farmers learn to manage own forests through government-run program

A government-run social forestry program is aimed at improving farmers' economic independence by giving them the authority to manage forests while at the same time involving them in forest preservation and protection.

National 6 years ago

Women in Sumatra help preserve World Heritage forest to build food security

As a conservation partner of the Kerinci Seblat National Park, KPPL Maju Bersama has the rights to harvest and cultivate pakis (ferns) and kecombrang (torch ginger) and is also responsible for helping to preserve the area to build food security.

National 7 years ago

'Adat' communities want their own special law: Why?

The country’s adat (indigenous) communities have pushed for a law regulating and protecting their rights, hoping it would end decades of neglect and abuse.

National 7 years ago

In North Sumatra, farmers prefer mangroves to oil palm

In a coastal village in Langkat regency, a three-hour drive north from North Sumatra's capital of Medan, locals have started to reap the benefits from the hundreds of hectares of rejuvenated mangrove forests that had previously been illegally converted by companies into oil palm plantations.