Remnant Swamp Forest

Old Man and the Forest

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October 22nd 2013
This short and sweet story is about Mr. Lahmudin Surkian. He lives in a village next to a forestry concession I was recently working in. In fact he was the 1st person to live there, before it was a village and before it was a forestry concession. A time when herds of elephants still roamed the land and tigers, too. Mr. Lahmudin not only feels a special connection to the forests, but even to spe ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Jambi

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more