Community programs linked to lower forest loss in Indonesia’s Borneo during COVID-19

Villages in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan saw less forest loss during the COVID-19 pandemic when conservation groups provided health and livelihood support, a new study has found, suggesting social safety nets can help protect forests during economic crises.

The peer-reviewed study, published last month in Lancet Planetary Health, suggests forest loss in West Kalimantan province on […]