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Govt focusing on meeting needs of Mt Lewotobi evacuees

Coordinating Minister for People's Empowerment, Muhaimin Iskandar, has said that his team is focusing on addressing ...

Land for relocating Mt. Lewotobi evacuees approved by indigenous tribe

Indonesia's Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister and National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Head Nusron Wahid ...

Jayapura govt, customary communities support food estate program

The Jayapura district government and Papuan customary communities have pledged to collaborate, and support the ...

Indonesia plans to lend endemic animals for conservation

The Indonesian government is preparing a conservation funding scheme involving the lending of endemic animals to other ...

BRIN continues efforts to increase maritime sector GDP

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is continuing its efforts to strengthen and increase the maritime ...

South Sorong's forest conservation: A global legacy

Forests on Papua Island have become an inseparable part of the indigenous peoples' lives, serving as a source of ...

VP Ma'ruf Amin outlines strategies to accelerate Papua development

Indonesia's Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has listed three strategic measures that can support efforts to ...

Mamberamo declared as Indonesia's 57th national park

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya declared Mamberamo the 57th national park of Indonesia and called it ...

Women in Papua village grow taro to support food security

The bright, scorching sun does not diminish the determination of Oktavina, a farmer in Sorindiweri Village, Supiori, ...

DPR member urges quick passage of Indigenous Peoples Bill

Legislator Daniel Johan stressed the importance of including the Indigenous Peoples Bill in the National Legislation ...

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Cultural festival affirms local communities in Nusantara Capital City

The 2024 Nusantara Cultural Harmony Festival (FHBN) was successfully held on September 5-7, 2024, at the Penajam Paser ...

DPR must prioritize legislation on human rights: Komnas HAM

The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) asked House of Representatives (DPR) members elected for ...

BPJS Kesehatan, Southwest Papua strengthen JKN management

State health insurer BPJS Kesehatan and the Southwest Papua government have strengthened their collaboration for the ...

Customary lands in Papua expected to benefit community

The Papua provincial government expects that the region's customary lands can be productive and provide benefits to ...

Involving indigenous communities in IKN cultural preservation

Amid massive acceleration in infrastructure and public service facility development, various discussions on the ...