Titik Kartitiani started her journalism career in 2003 at Kompas Gramedia Group. She later became a freelance journalist and photographer for National Geographic Indonesia, Ekuatorial, Intisari, and Reuters.
Borneo’s Dayak combine Indigenous forest knowledge with modern peat management
The Indonesian government intends to release a total of 13 million hectares (32 million acres) from the national forest estate for leasehold management by local communities, a policy known as social forestry. Prior to the community forestry license, people’s relationship with the land was determined by an Indigenous Dayak system of customary rules and norms, known here as handil.
June 25, 2024