License Revocation Hearsay, A Spirit Booster
By end of 2021, there were many records to reflect for us with the spirit of being there among the communities in the eastern of
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,
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
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
Travel Note: Experiences from Community Service Study as Relawan Hutan Merdeka
I am Nurmas Jihad Fahrurrozi, the English Department student of the University of Pendidikan Muhammadiyah (Unimuda) Sorong. When I wrote this piece, I am on
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
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
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
Mai Mai Peoples Building Food Security from Home
Planting vegetables at the field has been a generation-to-generation tradition for the peoples at Mai Mai Vilage in Kaimana District, West Papua. After opening a
Community Service Study, Bridging Indigenous Community and Local Government
As the civitas academica, students have duties to perform a university’s three pledges (Tri Dharma). Community service program implemented at Konda District by Pendidikan Muhammadiyah
Protecting Customary Land from Palm Oil Investment
Malaumkarta Youth Organization (PGM) and Sorong Regency’s Research and Development Agency (Baperlitbang), West Papua, organized participatory mapping for customary land participated by representatives of four
Igya Ser Hanjop, Arfak Tribe’s Ecological Management
Arfak Tribe living surrounding Arfak Mountain in West Papua Province agreed to split plot of various aspect of life through a so-called igya ser hanjob.
Jaring Nusa, Joint Movement for Eastern Indonesia’s Coastal and Small Island Communities
Fourteen civil society organizations in Eastern Indonesia declared its commitment to collaboratively save ocean, coasts, and small islands in eastern regions of Indonesia. In their
Revoking Palm Oil Concession, Sorong Authorities Sued
Sorong Regent and Sorong Regency’s Head of Investment and One Stop Service Office were charged by three palm oil plantation companies. The litigation came from
Indonesia Independence, Indigenous People’s Independence?
As Indonesia commemorates its 76th independence anniversary on the 17th of August and celebrates national Nature Conservation Day on the 10th, the rest of the
