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Habitat of Endemic Papuan Birds in Nimbokrang threatened by Oil Palm Expansion.

By admin | Published: July 16, 2019

Jalan Korea, a birdwatching site in Jayapura Regency where endemic Papuan birds can be seen, is under threat. The area is part of a palm oil concession, which means the tree cover will be lost and wildlife, including birds, will disappear. Jalan Korea has been a tourist destination for birdwatchers from around the world for […]

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PT Subur Karunia Raya only pays 4 Rupiah per square metre for the Yerkohok clan’s land.

By admin | Published: July 16, 2019

There are indications that PT Subur Karunia Raya (PT SKR) decieved customary landowners of the Yerkohok clan, through an agreement it signed with Donatus Yerkohok, an elder of the Yerkohok clan, in Jagiro Village, Moscona Selatan sub-district, in Bintuni Bay Regency. According to Donatus, he was paid ‘knock-on-the-door’ money amounting to 195 million Rupiah for […]

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Indigenous people’s forest marketplace threatened by companies in Mappi

By admin | Published: July 16, 2019

Oil palm plantations in Papua continue to expand. This time the targetted area is Assue, in Mappi Regency. Potential investors first started arriving in this area around 2015. Perluasan perkebunan kelapa sawit di Tanah Papua terus berkembang. Kali ini sasarannya adalah wilayah Assue, Mappi. Investor mulai datang ke wilayah ini tahun 2015. The first meeting […]

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Mpur people return 100 million Rupiah to PT Bintuni Agro Prima Perkasa, attempt to take their land back.

By admin | Published: August 12, 2018

On 5th June 2018, the Mpur people of the Kebar valley, in Tambrauw Regency, Papua Barat Province, went to the worksite plantation company PT Bintuni Agro Prima Perkasa as bulldozers were working and confronted the company it continued to clear their forest for an corn plantation. After an angry exchange of words they proceeded to […]

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“It’s forest that we can live from, not oil palm”

By admin | Published: March 25, 2018

“A protest was made in 2015, but the government’s response was a permit to release state forest” Jakarta – A civil society coalition took action outside the Environment and Forestry Ministry on Friday (23/03/2018), protesting a permit to release state forest land near the Wosimi River in Naikere and Kuriwamesa subdistricts of Wondama Bay Regency, […]

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The Salim Group and land conflicts around West Papua.

By admin | Published: February 7, 2018

In May 2016, awasMIFEE published a story titled “The Salim Group’s secret plantations in West Papua”, about four concessions owned by the Salim Group in West Papua. A year and a half later, the Salim Group is still aggressively expanding, and threatening more areas of remote Papuan forest. Evidence connecting these companies to the Salim […]

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