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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/for-1st-time-indonesia-government-recognizes-ancestral-forests-in-aceh-but-only-some/>
"JAKARTA — The Indonesian government has recognized community claims to
ancestral forests in the Sumatran province of Aceh for the first time in
history.
In September, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry issued legal recognition
to 22,549 hectares (55,700 acres) of ancestral forests in Aceh, on the northern
tip of Sumatra.
These forests are managed by eight traditional communities, locally known as
mukim, an extra administrative level specific to Aceh that sits between
subdistrict and ward.
The mukims that have their ancestral forest rights recognized are Blang Birah,
Krueng and Kuta Jeumpa in Bireuen district; Paloh, Kunyet and Beungga in Pidie
district; and Krueng Sabee and Panga Pasi in Aceh Jaya district.
But these represent only a portion of the forests that traditional communities
hope to see recognized."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-tb-emissions-china-deforestation-colombia/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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