Category: Forestry and Environment

New Governor, New Direction: Customary-Based Development in Papua

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 Intsia Papua No Comments

Following the inauguration of Papua’s new governor, community-based spatial planning becomes a major test. The Papua Spatial Plan (RTRW) 2023–2043 has officially recognized sacred sites as cultural heritage zones—an important step to ensure that development does not erase history or local wisdom. Through participatory mapping with Indigenous communities, 2.2 million hectares of customary land have…

Forestry and Environment, Indigenous Peoples

Mamberamo Foja: Guarding the Heart of Papua’s Rainforest in Silence

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 Intsia Papua No Comments

From Wildlife Reserve to National Park — where nature, tradition, and policy meet to negotiate the future of the largest forest in northern Papua. The Vast Forest, the Few Guardians Amid the northern reaches of Papua’s rainforest, where morning mist descends over deep valleys and the Mamberamo River flows endlessly, lies a 1.7-million-hectare expanse —…

Forestry and Environment, News and Articles

Mamberamo Conservation Area Becomes Indonesia’s 57th National Park

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 Intsia Papua No Comments

Jakarta — Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya officially declared the Mamberamo National Park on Tuesday, 15 October 2024. This conservation area becomes the 57th national park in Indonesia, following the declaration of Mutis Timau National Park in East Nusa Tenggara on 8 September 2024. Mamberamo National Park spans three provinces — Papua,…

Forestry and Environment