Every year deliberately lit fires rage across Indonesia. They destroy pristine rainforest, endanger orangutans and contribute to climate change. A young carbon trading entrepreneur goes in search of a solution.
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In early 2007, three governors from the Indonesian provinces of Aceh, Papua and West Papua met in Bali to take action on deforestation. They wanted to find ways to stop logging and burning in their provinces. Read more about Governor Irwandi and Governor Bas.
Governor Braga from Brazil joined forces with Irwandi and 'Bas at the UNFCCC ‘Kyoto Protocol’ conference in Bali in December 2007. Read more about him here.
Patrick Anderson is a strategic advisor to WALHI, Indonesia’s premier environmental lobby group, who will be closely watching the way that any Indonesian carbon finance is derived and whether the dividends are returned to local communities. Read more about Patrick here.
Hardi Baktiantoro travelled to the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali in an attempt to capitalise on the media presence, raising awareness of Kalimantan’s destructive deforestation and its terrible consequences for the orangutans. Read about Hardi's journey here.
