Administrative Court Turned Down Palm Oil Lawsuits, Victory for West Papua’s Indigenous People

Jayapura Administrative Court, Papua, turned down the lawsuits of two palm oil companies, PT Papua Lestari Abadi and PT Sorong Agro Sawitindo, in response to Sorong Regency, Johny Kamuru, decision to revoke the concessions, namely estate permit, location permit, and environment permit, of the two companies. On the separate verdict given on Tuesday, 7 December […]
Samb Kai Village School, Building Local Resilience in Merauke

Living in the fertile Cenderawasih land does not necessarily make the indigenous people in Merauke Regency, Papua Province, has food resilience. Household spending for food is relatively high. On the other hand, agriculture productivity is low. Besides, living side by side with palm oil estate also makes the locals vulnerable. “Medicine and all stuffs we […]