A Sumatran forest community braces for battle against a planned coal mine

Mongabay
Oct 29, 2019, 5:33 pm216 pts
PEKANBARU, Indonesia — The Pangkalan Kapas forest on the eastern coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island is central to the livelihoods of local villagers and the survival of the endangered wildlife in a nearby nature reserve. But it faces what conservationists fear is an existential threat from one of the most…

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