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February 24, 2015 edition

Frog Hero From Bandung
Djoko Tjahjono Iskandar is renowned for finding new species of amphibians and reptiles in Indonesia, especially for his groundbreaking discovery of a frog that gives birth to tadpoles.

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January 1, 1970 edition

A PEATLAND RESURRECTED
A stretch of peatland in Central Kalimantan was devastated by fire until one idealistic bureaucrat took the initiative to rehabilitate it. His colleagues ridiculed him for trying, but the effort proved a spectacular success.

FROM Kilometers 30 to 35 of the Trans-Kalimantan Highway-or to be precise, from Palangkaraya in Central Kalimantan, to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan-one can lay eyes on Jumpun Pambelom, a 10-hectare stretch of oasis amid barren peatlands. On the brink of the highway, rambutan trees grow lavishly with reddish green fruits. A man named Samari climbed one. "In a week's time we'll be able to harvest the crop," he told Tempo.

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January 1, 1970 edition

Soccer for Peace
Sani Tawainella helped to heal a conflict-ridden Maluku through soccer. His story has become the subject of a popular movie.

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January 1, 1970 edition

New Kids On The Coco Fiber Block
Coconut trees grow across the Indonesian archipelago, but coco peat and fiber from the country has always had a hard time cracking international markets. A group of businessmen from Sumatra aim to change that.

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January 1, 1970 edition

Defender of the Banggai Farmers
Eva Bande helps farmers in Banggai, Central Sulawesi, to oppose oil palm companies that have annexed their land. Nearly 200 hectares have been reclaimed.

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January 1, 1970 edition

The smell of chocolate wafted out of a building in Merbau, a subdistrict of Riau's Meranti Islands regency. In one room, 20 packs of baked chocolate brownies lay in a row on the table. Rozi, a worker, placed each pack into a cardboard box with the inscription 'Samerasa', meaning 'tastes good for you all'.

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January 13, 2015 edition

From Hunters and Gatherers to Organic Farmers
Thirty women in Papua's Oegenetan village changed their livelihoods as hunters and gatherers, turning to organic farming. They now earn a regular monthly income of about Rp600,000. Their success is having an impact on their husbands and other villagers, who are now willing to try organic farming.

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