Guardian: Our main goal is to preserve the forest according to the customary traditions of our people. If theres no forest, theres no Orang Rimba and the other way round, says Bepak Pengusai, head of customs in a rombong, or group area, belonging to the Orang Rimba, an aboriginal people in Sumatra.
Indonesias devastating forest fires pose a serious threat to the Orang Rimba habitat. From July to late last year, the fires killed a dozen people and caused respiratory tract infections in half a million...