Jakarta, June 11 -- The Indonesian government has enlisted religious leaders to support efforts to rehabilitate 12.7 million hectares of critical land in a bid to reduce the impact of hydrometeorological disasters.

This initiative was outlined by Wening Sri Wulandari, Head of the Center for Development of Hydrometeorological Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation at the Ministry of Forestry, during a briefing on forests, humans, and the Earth, held with religious leaders and faith-based communities in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The event brought together 450 religious leaders and community representatives from across Indonesia. It aimed to strengthen their capacity to communicate issues related to deforestation and climate change to the public....