Indonesia’s map project risks conflicts over missing indigenous land

Indonesia’s map project risks conflicts over missing indigenous land

Free Malaysia Today - South East Asia·2021-04-02 06:05

Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledges to return nearly 13 million hectares of land to indigenous people. (Reuters pic)

BANGKOK: An ambitious Indonesian project to create a single database of the country’s land area and stop conflicts is destined to flounder unless it includes maps created by indigenous communities, advocates said today.

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