Trees of Knowledge
In East Kalimantan's largest city, Balikpapan, environmental study has now been incorporated into the local school curriculum. In Jayapura, Irian Jaya, it's still just an extra subject.
October 2, 2001
Nur Hidayah lost his balance twice and slipped. He was walking on the mosscovered, slippery rocks in the Wain River forest reserve. For the standard-five schoolboy from the 016, state elementary school in Balikpapan, the two-hour excursion into the area had really been an exhausting and boring outing. While they were in the forest, the shrieking of monkeys suddenly broke the stillness of the air, catching them all unaware. The commotion excit...