A Green Approach to Healthcare in Borneo 

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Dr. Kinari Webb and a patient at ASRI Clinic.
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Rainforest deforestation.
Deforested hillside.
Oil Palm plantation.
rainforest seedlings
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Villager carrying tree saplings
girl with a tree sapling
Bed net distribution
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Cam and Kinari Webb in front of the clinc's organic garden
village organic garden
08/31/09 | by Nicole See, Producer
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We've just returned from a reporting trip to Borneo, Indonesia, where we visited a program that is trading high-quality healthcare for manure, tree seedlings and farm labor. Yes, manure.

Dr. Kinari Webb has developed a program to encourage villages to go green, stop illegal logging and help protect the remaining primary rainforest of the Gunung Palung National Park. It's one of the last places on earth where orangutans still live in the wild. Check out the slide show and stay tuned for our report on PBS NewsHour.