AS far as her eyes could see, Lasma Natalia Hillo Panjaitan saw that the leaves were no longer green. In Mekarsari village, Indramayu Regency, West Java, the trees and grounds were covered in dust. That was Lasma’s impression upon her first visit to the area, some five years ago.

Lasma, a public advocate from the Bandung Legal Aid Institute (LBH), noted that her shoes, bag, and hands also turned gray. “I spent a brief time outside, a