![]() ![]() Burning unabated for weeks, it turned about two million hectares of forest to cinder, mainly on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan.īasuki’s base camp can be reached by navigating the River Kumai. The park, which is located in Central Kalimantan, in the southern part of the island of Borneo, has been at the centre of the fires that struck Indonesia throughout 2015. Making use of what little means they have at their disposal, Basuki and his small team from the Friends of the National Parks Foundation work to defend the Tanjung Puting reserve from the flames that periodically affect it. Our spirit is the spirit of the forest." When he speaks of the forests in which he was born and raised, Basuki Budi Santoso’s eyes fill with tears. I know we don’t have the equipment we need and that we’ll have to fight it with our bare hands. ![]()
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