Japan grants 3 million USD for 250,000 indigenous people in Indonesia

Xinhua: Japan on Thursday granted 3 million U.S. dollars of aid for up to 250,000 indigenous peoples in Indonesia, the World Bank said in a statement released here. The World Bank, the Japanese government and AMAN, the National Indigenous People's Alliance of the Archipelago, are joining forces to strengthen the voice of forest-dependent people in forest policy dialogue. "A new 3 million dollar- grant program launched today will work towards building the capacity of indigenous communities in key forest...

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