Land cover change in Batang Toru

Migration from the island of Nias to the West Batang Toru forests over the last two decades has been largely spontaneous. These settlers have opened up primary forests for agriculture and hunt many species of local wildlife, including orangutans. Currently at least eight Nias communities have been established inside the protected forest in the Batang…

  • Produced by:
    Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    01/09/2011

Land cover change in Batang Toru

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