Nanga Lauk – Indonesia
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About the project
The Nanga Lauk project extends the local community’s legal rights to protect and benefit from the riparian and peat swamp rainforests which are under threat from logging and mining companies.
Nanga Lauk is a village in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, which is surrounded by riparian and peat swamp rainforest. The forest is used by the Nanga Lauk community for fishing, honey production, and harvest of timber to construct their houses.
Through the project, the community designed a suite of activities to secure and extend their legal rights to manage and benefit from their Village Forest, enabling them to prevent the deforestation and forest degradation that would result if the area is not effectively protected.
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