Plan to carve up Indonesian Papua rings alarm over fate of people and forests

JAKARTA — The Indonesian government’s plan to administratively split the country’s easternmost region of Papua into five provinces, from the current two, has raised concerns that its forests and natural resources will be at higher risk of being plundered. The idea has been floated for several years, and picked up steam this year, with lawmakers … Continue reading Plan to carve up Indonesian Papua rings alarm over fate of people and forests