Indonesia awards biggest Indigenous forest claim yet to Bornean Dayaks

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has recognized the rights of 15 Indigenous Dayak communities to forests on Borneo covering a combined area larger than Jakarta. The nearly 70,000 hectares (173,000 acres) is the largest cluster of customary forests ever recognized by the state. “This recognition of 15 ancestral forests in Gunung Mas district, Central Kalimantan […]

Related Keywords

Kalimantan ,Indonesia General ,Indonesia ,Gunung Mas ,Jawa Timur ,Borneo ,Jakarta ,Jakarta Raya ,East Kalimantan ,Kalimantan Timur ,Indonesian ,Joko Widodo ,Jayas Monong ,Ferdi Kurnianto ,Muhammad Habibi ,Indonesian Ministry Of Environment ,Ancestral Domain Registration Agency ,Central Kalimantan ,International Day ,Indigenous Peoples ,Forestry Deputy Minister Alue Dohong ,Indonesian Ministry ,President Joko Widodo ,Central Kalimantan Based ,