Indonesia says intervention in notorious Sumatran national park part of new ‘model’

Mongabay
Feb 17, 2026, 4:44 am114 ptsTrending
PELALAWAN, Indonesia — A radical new policy to relocate people living in a notoriously deforested national park on Sumatra has moved hundreds of families to date, with Indonesian officials presenting the controversial program as a blueprint for other protected areas across Asia’s largest remaining tropical…

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