Protecting Traditional Fruit-Bearing Plants

Two native plants of South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan, kasturi and pasak bumi respectively, face the threat of extinction. People living in the plants' areas of origin are working hard to conserve them.

A tiny swamp area among the paddy fields is shaded by four tall trees. Their branches and leaves form a canopy, covering the plot from the sun's hot rays. The trunk on each tree is about one meter in