A Bornean village conserves a forest the government listed for cutting
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Residents of Bawan village in Indonesia Borneo applied for a permit to manage their land as a “village forest,” a form of community forestry being pushed by President Joko Widodo’s administration.
The national government had designated the area as “production forest,” meaning it could be sold to a plantation or mining company, but residents chose instead to protect the land.
“I consider Bawan’s village forest a champion project," said Lilik Sugiarti, a USAID representative who helped to bring it about.