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Fighting for Forests in Indonesia

Deforestation makes Indonesia one of the biggest greenhouse gas emitters in the world. The World's Carolyn Beeler reports on entrepreneurs trying to save the country's forests and curb climate change.

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Supported, in part, by the Skoll Foundation
Hamisah photo
Environment
A village’s first female chief ended illegal logging with spies and checkpoints
Borneo map
Business
Indonesia’s rapidly disappearing forests, in four charts
Hidayat
Economics
One man is planting mangroves in Indonesia to stave off tragedy
Clinic Exterior
Health
Protecting Indonesia’s forests, one doctor’s appointment at a time
Dharsono Hartono
Economics
How to save forests? Run them like a business, says this former Wall Street man.
Baby orangutan
Environment
Indonesia’s forests are key for saving orangutans — and slowing climate change