March 29, 2016 edition

For the past five years, the forestry ministry has been recruiting young people in a program called Bakti Rimbawan (Foresters Service), aimed at placing young graduates in forests to carry out conservation work. Besides to assist in prevention of deforestation, the main task of Bakti Rimbawan volunteers is to 'train' and involve communities living around forests to care for their environment.
The program has been inundated with applicants. About 5,000 youngsters have applied to be posted to different areas dotted around the country for a period of two years. In that time, the young foresters work under the management of the Forestry Management Unit (KPH).

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March 22, 2016 edition

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.

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March 15, 2016 edition

Salma Antuke, 40, likes to spend the day walking through the mangroves in Mootilango village, Pohuwato Regency, Gorontalo, looking for fruit.
For one small basket of ripe, green-colored spindle-shaped fruits (Bruguiera gymnorhiza), she is able to produce two large jars of snacks.

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March 8, 2016 edition

THE sound of pop music could be heard wafting out the window of a small music studio in Jalan Imam Bonjol in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, two weeks ago.
Anton Winarno, 36, was jamming with his friend. "Were not professional musicians, this is just a hobby," he said.

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March 1, 2016 edition

Trash for Cash
Waste bank programs have been set up in several schools in Padang, at the urging of the local government. Two junior high schools have received the Adiwiyata Mandiri award for environmental excellence.

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February 23, 2016 edition

Reducing the Burden
Some communities on the island of Alor in East Nusa Tenggara Province have cut down on the cost of expensive customary rituals. The resulting savings means more children are staying in school and going to university.

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February 16, 2016 edition

Elisabeth Wiliam is thrilled to be back in the classroom. In front of her hangs a large flat screen television connected to a small modem. A camera sits on top.
The scene likely bears little resemblance to the rooms she sat in 28 years ago when she was studying at her vocational nursing school (SPK). "But now, we learn through video conferences and use laptops to go online," the 53-year-old woman said.

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