Wasur National Park, Paradise of Migrant Birds in Eastern Indonesia
One of the national parks known for its beauty, located in eastern Indonesia is Wasur National Park, Merauke, South Papua Province. When you visit this park, the widest wet savanna forest in Indonesia and Asia will welcome you. The natural beauty of Wasur National Park is what makes it rich in biodiversity. Approximately 413,810 hectares […]
Bandicoot, The Endemic Marsupial from the Land of Papua
The Land of Papua is known for its rich biodiversity in the world. Any species with Indo-Malaysian and Australis characters is called the land of Papua, Home. In the lowland areas, flora and fauna have many similarities to species in other Southeast Asia regions and Australia. Meanwhile, in the highlands and mountainous areas, the species […]
Forest of Halmahera, A Threatened Enchantment
Halmahera, located in North Maluku Province has a width of 3,891.62 kilometer square with a total population of 197,638 people in 2020. Halmahera Island has a rich forest ecosystem which is located on the northern edge of the Halmahera Peninsula and is directly adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Read also: Travelling while Preserving Cenderawasih Bird […]
Charlie Heatubun: Forest is Irreplaceable
As an academic and local government official Charlie D. Heatubun should go back and forth into jungle for research. He is a professor of School of Forestry’s Botany and Forest Resources of Papua University and Head of West Papua’s Research and Development Agency. This background has given him strong belief that forest is irreplaceable. There […]
Um Island, Symbol of Nature Sustainability
Tanah Papua has extensive biodiversity. Varied species of fauna resides in the island at the tip of eastern of Indonesia. One of them inhabits in Um Island nearby Sorong Mayoralty, West Papua. The white sandy island as one of the tourism destinations here serves as the home to various mammal and bird species. Um is […]
