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Papua deforestation highlights eastward shift of Indonesia forest clearing

Legal failings leave illegal loggers unpunished and certified in Indonesia

Palm oil giant Wilmar unfazed as watchdogs cry foul over Papua deforestation

State neglect means Indigenous Papuans’ victory over palm oil firm is shaky

Study revealing New Guinea’s plant life ‘first step’ toward protection

Why I stand for my tribe’s forest: It gives us food, culture, and life (commentary)

Get sick or go hungry? Workers face dilemma at Freeport’s Grasberg mine

On the brink of a coal boom, Papuans ask who will benefit

Indigenous Papuans initiate own lockdowns in face of COVID-19

Indonesia’s point man for palm oil says no more plantations in Papua

Activists skeptical of win as court orders Papua plantation maps published

Analysis: The Tanah Merah project is a bellwether for Jokowi’s permit review

Travel: A charmed encounter with birds-of-paradise in Papua’s Arfak Mountains

In Indonesia, a flawed certification scheme lets illegal loggers raze away

Indonesia’s tuna fisheries seek out sustainability certification

In West Papua, a development plan that doesn’t require clearing forest

Indonesia attack shines a light on controversial road project

Palm oil supplier to PepsiCo, Mars, and Hershey resumes deforesting in Indonesia

In West Papua’s Arfak Mountains, local leaders plot ecotourism boom

To conserve West Papua, start with land rights (commentary)

Deforestation-linked palm oil still finding its way into top consumer brands: report

In a land hit by the resource curse, a new gold mine spooks officials

India eyes coal reserves in Indonesian Papua 

Scientists highlight 9 potentially new reef fish species off West Papua

New species of superb bird-of-paradise has special dance moves

‘Eye of Papua’ shines a light on environmental, indigenous issues in Indonesia’s last frontier

In early push into Papua, palm oil firms set stage for massive forest plunder

For Papuan villagers practicing conservation, a bid to formalize the familiar

Indonesia’s big development push in Papua: Q&A with program overseer Judith J. Dipodiputro

Restoration of shattered coral reef at Raja Ampat on hold

Pressure builds on palm oil firm Goodhope after RSPO sanction

Damage to Raja Ampat 12 times higher than previously thought

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