Indonesia’s very first ‘conservation district’– a potential model for change

Plantations International News Initially released on the Preservation International Blog. By Bruno Vander Velde The world enjoyed as wildfires raged partly of Indonesia last month, loading the skies with smoke and even causing the nation's head of state to shorten a journey to Washington. Not making headings, nonetheless, is a recent little good news from the Southeast Oriental nation. In October, West Papua proclaimed itself a "preservation district," developing a legal structure for preservation initiatives in among Indonesia's most stunning areas-- as well as a possible model for a lot more reliable conservation throughout the island chain. "It's a bold vision [...]