Indonesia is building a new capital city on the island of Borneo to replace Jakarta.
The government has pitched Nusantara as the world's first forest city that will serve as a haven for endangered species.
They say the goal is to undo some of the environmental damage caused by decades of deforestation.
Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reports from East Kalimantan.
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The government has pitched Nusantara as the world's first forest city that will serve as a haven for endangered species.
They say the goal is to undo some of the environmental damage caused by decades of deforestation.
Al Jazeera's Jessica Washington reports from East Kalimantan.
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