Long Isun Community Rejects Carbon Funds to Preserve Forests and Traditions
The indigenous community of Long Isun village in East Kalimantan has rejected funding from the World Bank-supported Forest Carbon Partnership Facility-Carbon Fund (FCPF-CF) to protect their forests and maintain their traditions. Their long-standing practices, such as swidden agriculture, conflict with modern goals of carbon emission reduction.
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