Indonesian village projects offer hope in climate fight


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  • Friday, 01 Oct 2021

Rimba Raya has launched a floating health clinic that travels along the Seruyan river in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province. RIMBA RAYA BIODIVERSITY RESERVE

IN the centre of Borneo island are two projects that protect patches of peat swamp forest three times the size of Singapore.

Once threatened with destruction by palm oil and mining firms, these two privately run businesses were early movers in a United Nations-backed scheme called REDD+ that rewards investors who protect nature and fight climate change.

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