Trading Charges at Sesaot

Too many regulations are causing confusion in the management of Lombok's foreststo the delight of illegal loggers.

July 15, 2003

THE sun has just set in the west, its soft light penetrating the not-so-dense forests at the foot of Mount Rinjani on Lombok Island, West Nusatengara. The heavy downpour on the mountain has reduced to a drizzle. Mardi, sitting under the protective cover of a grotto close to a fire burning to drive away mosquitoes, was taking a rest after a day picking papayas for sale at the market in the morning. The 38-year-old landless farmer working on 1,

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