In Indonesia’s Aceh, Indigenous communities seek recognition of their forest rights

Mongabay
Jul 28, 2023, 4:48 pm126 pts
JAKARTA — The Indonesian government plans this year to recognize community claims to ancestral forests in the Sumatran province of Aceh for the first time in history. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has a target of recognizing the customary forests of 15 Indigenous communities this year. Among the…

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