Protectors of Peatlands
Residents of Muara Siran in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan, continue their efforts to protect the environment. They are developing the village’s economic potential while preserving the environment.
Nurdin Kalim
February 21, 2022
THE sun shines brightly over Lake Siran. The light reflects off the lake’s surface in Muara Siran village, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. There are some buildings made from wood for raising swallows near the lake, which at first glance appear to be tall residences.
Lake Siran does not look like most lakes. Its water is neither blue nor a muddy brown. It is brownish-black, similar to dark tea, the same with the water in Maha
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