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AI-generated illustration of a misty lake surrounded by the Sicike-cike rainforest, with a pitcher plant and orchid in the foreground.

20 October 2026

Sicike-cike: A Forest That Holds Water and Pakpak Memory

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In Dairi, this forest protects lakes, rare plants and ancestral stories. Caring for it means protecting nature and the knowledge of the people who live alongside it. By Barita News Lumbanbatu | Hariara Institute DAIRI, Indonesia,- Mist hangs above the lake. From the shore, the forest at Sicike-cike looks like a green wall around the […]