A Solution for Forest Protection

Young foresters in Benakat Bukit, South Sumatra work hard to keep illegal logging at bay. They are introducing alternative ways of making a living off the forests.

ON most afternoons Ahmad Adam, 29, can be found deep in the forests of Bukit Cogong in South Sumatra, checking up on his 20 to 30 meter-tall sialang trees (Koompassia excelsa), whose upper branches sag under the weight of large hives built by the all-impo