Hopeful in ‘Hope’ Rainforest

A consortium of three NGOs initiates a rainforest conservation project.

December 16, 2008

LOU does not know who Prince Charles is. Lou, 35, is a member of the Anak Dalam tribe, better known as the Kubu Tribe, in Bungku village, Jambi, in the southern part of Sumatra. Previously he spent most of his time in the forest, working as rattan sap collector. Often, he also logged illegally to feed his family.

But since last year, and particularly when the heir to the British throne visited Harapan (“hope” in English) Rainforest early las

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