As forests shrink in Bogor, a family’s forest grows against the odds

2026-01-27 - 23:40

Rosita Istiawan, 64, stands in the forest she and her family nurtured on Jan. 12 in Megamendung district, Bogor regency, West Java. Purchased as barren land in 2001, the plot was transformed into a lush forest now home to around 44,000 trees.