Blessings Of A Protected Forest

Migrants in the village of Tri Budi Syukur, West Lampung regency, have struggled for years to gain the right to cultivate sections of a protected forest. They eventually received Indonesia's first-ever concession scheme for a community forest.

SOME four hours into the drive from Bandar Lampung to the village of Tri Budi Syukur in West Lampung regency, the sweeping meadow views give way to the soaring trees of a