Tag: Papuan
“Everyone can be a guardian of the forest,” says Papuan chief Mundiya Kepanga
Hard to miss it. In traditional attire with his porcupine spine in his nose and his imposing headdress, Mundiya Kepanga stands out wherever he goes. For almost twenty years now,…
Palm oil project threatens survival of Papuan tribe
The Awyu tribe trembles. This indigenous population of Indonesia, whose 20,000 members live off the land’s resources, had taken action to freeze the operations of PT Indo Asiana Lestari (PT…