Partnership Forests on Mt. Leuser

Destruction has occurred on 30,000 hectares at Mt. Leuser National Park. Rehabilitation initiatives are now taking the form of partnership forests. Forests are preserved and locals enjoyed access to economic sources.

Kompas/Zulkarnaini

An area of Mt. Leuser National Park near Alur Baning village in Babur Rahmah district, Southeast Aceh, Aceh, is seen in this photo taken on Sunday (11/3). The area will be rehabilitated through a reforestation program that involves farmers, the government and nongovernmental organizations.

Destruction has occurred on 30,000 hectares at Mount Leuser National Park. Rehabilitation initiatives are now taking the form of partnership forests. Forests are preserved and locals enjoyed access to economic sources.

Zulkarnaen, 32, of Alur Baning village, Babur Rahmah district, Southeast Aceh regency, Aceh province, said he was desperate when he opened land in Mt. Leuser National Park (TNGL). At the time, he opened 1-hectare of land for corn, cacao and other crops.