In Indonesia’s Aru Islands, a popular eco-defender climbs the political ladder

ARU ISLANDS, Indonesia — More than 10 years have passed since a young official in Indonesia’s eastern Aru Islands saved his archipelago from becoming a monoculture plantation. Today, Mika Ganobal is drawing on his campaigning background as he governs part of the remote island chain he helped preserve a decade ago. “Right now Mika is … Continue reading In Indonesia’s Aru Islands, a popular eco-defender climbs the political ladder