Across Indonesia, fire has long been part of how people clear land. But today it also carries another meaning: loss. Loss of forests, loss of wildlife, loss of health, loss of history. Fires blacken skies, threaten livelihoods, and push fragile ecosystems closer to collapse. For years, the solutions came from outside: stricter rules, impractical technologies, or one-off projects decided far from the people most affected. What we’ve seen is different. The long-lasting solutions start in the communities that live and breathe with the forest.
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