On the northern coast of Mamberamo Raya Regency, Papua, lies a village surrounded by a vast expanse of mangrove forest. It is called Rapamerei, part of Sawai District. The village is located about 111 kilometers east of Serui, the capital of Yapen Islands Regency, or roughly 100 kilometers northwest of Kasonaweja, the capital of Mamberamo…
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In the Land of Papua, the forest is not merely a collection of trees, and the river is not simply a flow of water. Nature is the mother who gives birth to life — a dwelling place for humans and ancestral spirits in harmony.Here lies the vision of the Intsia Foundation: “Independent and prosperous Indigenous…
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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 —…
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A Journey That Opens the Eyes Time teaches that what truly matters is not what we receive, but what we give.And travel—like life itself—is the best teacher of that truth. November 2009. From Jayapura, I departed with two YALI Papua staff members and a volunteer from Dabra to Mamberamo—specifically, to Pagai Village in the Airu…
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