Video addresses impact of pandemic on Indonesian biosphere reserve

2020-07-10

A video produced by UNESCO in collaboration with an ITTO project examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve in West Java, Indonesia. It finds that the pandemic has caused a cut in tourism, thereby affecting livelihoods, but is also accelerating ecological recovery. The ITTO project is helping locals restore the reserve and develop sustainable livelihoods.