On a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend forest

KAMBIAYIN, Indonesia — Eka Karlina repeats a mantra to her Dayak Pitap ancestors as she runs her fingers through the soil, combing the field in Kambiayin village for weeds. “Hopefully this year’s harvest will be good,” Eka told Mongabay Indonesia in the foothills of the Meratus mountain range here in Indonesian South Kalimantan province on … Continue reading On a Borneo mountainside, Indigenous Dayak women hold fire and defend forest