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The Fate of Democracy and Environment are at Youngsters’ Hands

When there is a query on what big leap to do by youngster today, then democracy and climate crisis will become two major issues which are related to their roles. Both issues do not merely affect aspects of life and state, but also define what Indonesia will be in the future. “There is positive perspective […]

Education and Culture Ministry to Build Customary School in Malaumkarta with EcoNusa

Education, Culture, Research and Technology Ministry plans to establish a customary school at Malaumkarta Village, Makbon District, Sorong Regency, in West Papua. The statement was addressed by the Director of Almighty God Belief and Indigenous People, Sjamsul Hadi, on his speech in the EcoNusa Outlook 2022 on Thursday, 10 February 2022. Sjamsul said the Minister […]

Building Sense of East with Heart

Getting underway the 2022, I am impressed with what Sorong Regent, Johny Kamuru, said in the EcoNusa Outlook 2022 on 10 February in Jakarta. He said boldly, “In Tanah Papua, we do not need people with strong word and very good at speech. But what is needed is people with strong compassion, sincere heart and […]

EcoNusa Outlook 2022: Significance of Building People’s Sovereignty in Eastern Indonesia

Yuliance Zanggonau shares her experiences in assisting people in Arguni Bawah District, Papua, in theEcoNusa Outlook 2022. (EcoNusa/David Herman Jaya) Tanah Papua and Maluku Island have ample natural resources. However, the people’s economy still relies on other parties. The condition makes the locals vulnerable to sell their land to the company. “People’s sovereignty is important […]

EcoNusa Outlook 2022: Approach of Rasa for Eastern Indonesia

Turning up in Tanah Papua and Maluku Islands and feeling the day-to-day community life are the major prerequisite before formulating policy for the eastern regions of Indonesia. “We should get the feeling of what the indigenous people feel first. From that compassion, it is materialized into concrete action. Do not let the indigenous people say […]

Papua, Maluku, We Can, Anything Possible

The 30 participants of Community Organizer and Facilitation Technique training shouted the yells together at the Learning Center (LC) Mibi in Makbon District, Sorong Regency, West Papua, on 24 January – 2 February 2022. “Papua, Maluku, we can, anything is possible” is an optimistic yell expressed by field staffers and village cadres believing that anything […]

Zeth Wonggor, David Gibbs, Ecotourism Pioneers (Part II)

Upon the arrival of David Gibbs, an English ornithologist, to observe bird-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) behavior at Syoubri Village, he brought other visitors that might bolster local income without putting forests ecosystem at Arfak Mountain at risks. Arfak slowly goes global.  Mesmerized by the Arfak youngster, Zeth Wonggor, knowledge on birds and other fauna in Arfak forests, […]

Jayapura Court Gave Another Rebuff to Palm Oil Lawsuit

  Jayapura Administrative Court (PTUN) in Papua gave another endorsement to Sorong Regency Government, West Papua, following the revocation of palm oil plantation concessions. Jayapura Administrative Court had recently overruled the lawsuit filed by PT Inti Kebun Lestari against Sorong Regent and Head of Sorong’s Investment and Integrated One Stop Service Office for revoking the […]

EcoNusa CEO: Returning Rights to Indigenous People Should Come after License Revocation

President Joko Widodo revoked problematic licenses of mining, forestry, and the use of state property. This measure was taken to improve natural resources for equal, transparent management while improving gap and natural degradation. “We revoke the licenses which are unused, unproductive, and transferred to other party, and not in line with their allocations and against […]

Zeth Wonggor, David Gibbs, Ecotourism Pioneers (Part I)

A white man yelled amidst the dense jungle in Syoubri Village in the former Irian Jaya Province (that is now called West Papua Province). The man looked for Zeth Wongor, a youngster living in a small hut in the jungle. When found, they stared each other. Breaking the silence, the white man spoke briefly, “I […]

Village Head Workshop Preventing Forests from Loss

Forests in Tanah Papua do not only contribute oxygen to the world. They also serve as the sources of livelihood to the indigenous people and habitat to various flora and fauna. However, massive logging has decreased the diversity. In a discussion of a Village Head Workshop early November 2021 initiated by EcoNusa and Perdikan, the […]

Lawang Oil, Hidden Potential of Boven Digoel

The fragrant of spices smelled from a large boiler at an adult height in Mandobo Village, Kouh District, in Boven Digoel Regency, Papua. On the boiler cap, it is connected with a small pipe that drips clear and aromatic drops. The clear drops of refinery here is collected in a pot. “We are refining the […]

Adit Insomnia and Safira Umm Support Forest Conservation through Music

Musicians Adit Insomnia and Safira Umm have their own reasons in every event. Both wants to be part of change, including environmental issues in eastern Indonesia. Through the Rockin’ Paradise music concert, they take parts in forest protection campaign in Tanah Papua and Maluku Island, the last frontiers of rainforests in Indonesia. “I have concern […]

Being Producer by Gardening

Cristofora Kwerkujai cleaned up her garden nearby Maro River in Erambu Village, Sote District, Merauke Regency, early November 2021. On that afternoon, she did not do many activities at her garden. She had just harvested some vegetables such as long bean, mustard, spinach, and water spinach. “The crop is for my own consumption and for […]

Youth Voice in COP 26 and Indonesia to Combat against Climate Crisis

In the COP 26, young people were invited to articulate their voices on climate crisis. The United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) established children and youth constituents so-called YOUNGO in 2009. Now YOUNGO has 200 youth organizations and more than 5,500 individual members. On the climate summit, Heeta Lakhani and Marie-Claire Graf of YOUNGO Global […]

Thousand Youngsters Performing Aksi Muda Jaga Iklim as Youth Pledge Manifesto

Green initiative through Youth Action to Mitigate Climate (Aksi Muda Jaga Iklim/AMJI) was deemed a new manifesto among youngsters in response to the looming global climate crisis. More than 7,500 peoples collaboratively performed their green actions in commemoration of Youth Pledge Day on 28 October at 76 spots across provinces in Indonesia. The actions started […]

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