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Kalimantan

In the eastern Indonesian province of Kalimantan or Borneo, healthy forest remains. The Nature Conservancy is trying to persuade timber operators and officials there to make one district a model to demonstrate coordinated, reduced emissions from deforestation.

Climate and forestry experts are trying to figure out how to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation across large stretches of the tropics. In Indonesia, on the giant island of Borneo or Kalimantan, the powerful environmental group, the Nature Conservancy, is trying to persuade timber companies and government officials to leave more trees standing and make money in the process.