In Papua, Indonesia, there is a mangrove forest that only women are allowed to enter. It’s a special place where generations of women have gathered clams and shared stories. But now, this sacred forest is under threat from pollution and deforestation.
Women’s Sacred Forest
The threat of sinking is not only faced by the capital city of Jakarta and the north coast of Java island, but also tens of millions of other people who live on the Indonesian coast, including in West Kalimantan. However, many of them are not yet aware of this threat.
Sinking Land and Rising Seas
The village of Bedono, Central Java was once home to more than 200 families. But now it’s now under water as the island is taken over by rising sea levels and only one family still lives there. Researchers say Java, in Indonesia, is sinking because of intense groundwater extraction, the destruction of mangroves and rising sea levels due to climate change.