The PAPEDA Summit 2026 is putting a fundamental question at the center of Papua’s development debate: how can economic progress move forward while protecting nature and ensuring that Indigenous communities…
The PAPEDA Summit 2026 is moving into its final preparations in Sorong, Papua Barat Daya, with organizers expecting the three-day forum to become an important platform for discussing the future…
In the highlands of Papua, mornings often begin with fog hanging low above dense forest valleys. Rivers cut through untouched green terrain. Birds of paradise move across giant trees that,…
It was not the kind of meeting that draws headlines. No raised voices. No dramatic gestures. The room was filled with officials, local representatives, and a few individuals who had…
A Papuan economist and high-ranking officials from the United Nations had a conversation about the future of Papua in a quiet meeting room in Jakarta in early March 2026. It…
A new chapter in caring for the environment is being written in the heart of Indonesia’s eastern frontier, where tall rainforests meet wide river plains and old mountains rise to…
In the early morning, when the mist is still low over the forest floor in Papua, you can sometimes hear footsteps under the tall trees. These are not human footsteps;…
There was a formal but forward-looking conference in Jakarta on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. It brought together people from eastern Indonesia and one of the most important diplomatic missions in…
Papua occupies a unique place in Indonesia’s national imagination. It is a land of dense rainforests, rich biodiversity, and indigenous cultures that have survived for generations alongside nature. At the…
As the tropical breeze swept through the hall in Manokwari recently, voices rose not in talk of new roads or skyscrapers but of forests, mangroves, carbon, and a future reimagined.…