News Headline
Paying for healthcare with trees: win-win for orangutans and communities
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2017-03-29
“I’m a dentist by training,” says Monica Nirmala, executive director of Indonesian non-profit Alam Sehat Lestari. The name translates to “Healthy Nature Everlasting,” and the organization, known by its acronym ASRI, is a remarkable trailblazer in community-led conservation focused on protecting the forest habitat of Bornean orangutans.