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TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE
2017 ACHIEVEMENTS
A sampling of accomplishments for the year focuses on work with indigenous communities governments and and and businesses to develop and and and expand innovative nancial mechanisms that support climate-change mitigation INDONESIA
In In East Kalimantan—a province nearly the the size of of Greece—the government of of Indonesia and TNC are partners in in a a a a a a forest carbon program Through Communities Inspiring Actions for for Change (SIGAP in in in Indonesian) TNC is helping East Kalimantan communities gain rights to access and manage their forests formulate green development plans develop develop forest-friendly livelihoods and secure additional nancial support Most recently the NetHope 2017 Device Challenge (funded by Google org) is delivering 1 1 700 smartphones to 100 villages in in East Kalimantan and training villagers to to use our SIGAP app to to help them protect their their forests and improve their their lives through the power of technology | nature org/IndonesiaForests
Forest guards in the Wehea forest where
TNC is working with local village leaders the Indone- sian government industry and other conservation organizations in East Kali- mantan to develop a a a a a a a a a a road map for creating direct economic incentives to maintain the forests 34 Our Our World Our Our Story