Tropical Forest Conservation Action for Sumatra (TFCA-S) has opened Grant Cycle 8 (SH-VIII) which is dedicated to support the implementation of the Urgent Action Plan to save the Sumatran elephant population and habitat and at this moment it has reached the final stage of grant process to candidate partner that is approved.
The production house of Serampas Coffee stands among the local people’s houses in Rantau Kermas Village, Jangkat District, Merangin Regency, Jambi. It is one of the village owned businesses (BUMDes) of Rantau Kermas which was formed in 2015 by a group which managed the customary forest. BUMDes and custom forest are KKI Warsi’s program supported by TFCA Sumatera which monitored and assisted by Pundi Sumatera.
Saturday-Sunday, 30-31 January 2021 is a field study schedule for Jambi Muhammadiyah University forestry study program students, a place where 2 Suku Anak Dalam (SAD) teenagers are studying and forging themselves for the future and ideals. In the midst of their lecture activities in the settlement, they received news from the campus, especially the forestry study programme, which would hold a Field Study ...
Jangkat is one of sub districts in Merangin regency which is adjacent to Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS). Its located on the western part of Jambi province and directly bounded with Bengkulu province. Mount Masurai has made the surrounding land fertile and the most types of soil in Jangkat are andosols, whereas farmers here rely it on their livelihoods. As time goes by, due to the green revolution program of new order government the fertile land now is getting critical, and the population growth in Jangkat has increased as a result the community come to occupy the area of Kerinci Seblat National Park.
Two mats were laid out in the field, all children took a seat for the most comfortable positions which seemed like city people fulfilled a cinema studio. One by one the hand puppet was taken out and introduced themselves. The puppet spoke by making a cute characteristic sound when her mouth moved and asking the names of the children who sitting in front of. The cute children were shy and blushed while holding back their laughter, they intended to mention their name but their vocal cords seemed reluctant to vibrate. After the awkward atmosphere gradually melted away, the story began to flow.
