Indonesia News » Central Kalimantan News Indonesia » Central Kalimantan » Health: In Borneo village, Indigenous Dayaks leave farming amid stricter fire rules
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-borneo-village-indigenous-dayaks-leave-farming-amid-stricter-fire-rules/
Published on: Wednesday 23 April 2025
Rice growers from an Indigenous Dayak community in Central Kalimantan province say stricter rules enacted to prevent wildfires have contributed to a decline in the number of farmers growing rice, ...
News Indonesia » Central Kalimantan » Health: Traditional small farmers burned by Indonesia’s war on wildfires
News channel or source: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/traditional-small-farmers-burned-by-indonesias-war-on-wildfires/
Published on: Wednesday 13 December 2023
An investigation by Mongabay based on court records and interviews shows police in Indonesia are increasingly charging small farmers for slash-and-burn practices. Prosecutions surged following a ...