Women Fight Fire and Patriarchy to Save Borneo's Forests
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Fire is destroying the rainforests of Kalimantan, Indonesia. On the frontlines, a group of local mothers is fighting back to protect their community.
Irma pulls on her heavy rubber boots. She is preparing for a volunteer firefighting shift in her village of Sungai Putri, on the Indonesian side of Borneo island.
Wearing full safety gear, she rides her motorbike into fire zones. The air around her is thick with toxic smoke.