Bishop Bernardus Baru and indigenous leaders condemn President Prabowo’s plan to expand palm oil plantations in Papua. Critics warn the move threatens indigenous rights and risks repeating the ecologi...

Planthoppers and leafhoppers not only feed on rice plants but also act as highly efficient vectors for plant viruses, causing substantial yield losses worldwide. Notably, their persistent ability to e...

As of December 2025, 105,878 civilians across West Papua remained internally displaced due to military operations and armed conflict.

Indonesia is accelerating the development of a national spaceport on Biak Island, Papua, as part of efforts to strengthen space technology independence.

The West Papua provincial government reaffirmed Monday that Indigenous communities with customary land rights have the legal authority to approve or reject any

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

Police say separatist attacks across Papua killed 94 people in 2025, including security personnel, civilians, and militants.

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In December 2025, President Prabowo Subianto announced plans to expand palm oil plantations in West Papua to achieve energy self-sufficiency.

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

In the West Papuan regency of Merauke, close to the border with Papua New Guinea, Indonesia is rapidly clearing land in...

The Indonesian government is fast-tracking a massive agricultural project that is turning 7 million acres of tropical forest into rice and sugarcane farms. Critics say it is the world’s largest defore...

Forest loss to palm oil plantations directly weakens these dimensions by increasing disaster risk and exposing communities to instability.

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The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

Enormous emissions of greenhouse gases and the destruction of intact rainforest could be the result once the controversial construction of the largest palm oil plantation in the world gets underway

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

The conflict in West Papua may be the world’s most unequal war: raids on military bases have improved the West Papua...

The trilateral meeting held in Port Moresby on December 3 between the Indonesian, Australian and Papua New Guinean defence ministers took place in the shadow of Indonesia's brutal occupation of West P...

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The trilateral meeting held in Port Moresby on December 3 between the Indonesian, Australian and Papua New Guinean defence ministers took place in the shadow of Indonesia's brutal occupation of West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.

The trilateral meeting held in Port Moresby on December 3 between the Indonesian, Australian and Papua New Guinean defence ministers took place in the shadow of Indonesia's brutal occupation of West P...

If Indonesia gets elected, this will be the first time for Jakarta to assume the leadership role at the UN Human Rights Council.

Putri Nurjannah Kurita, Sentani – The Papua chapter of the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has issued an official statement voicing serious concerns about plans by the central and regiona...

Deforestation under way on 3mn hectares for state-backed food project

Erick Tanjung – President Prabowo Subianto's plan to plant more oil palms in Papua for energy self-sufficiency has drawn strong criticism from environmental activists. They believe this policy ignores...

Parts of Sumatra were hit by floods resulting from the arbitrary granting of permits to clear forests. Now Papua is under threat.

In Indonesian-occupied West Papua, soldiers are enforcing the destruction of vast areas of rainforest to be replaced by the monoculture plantations of the government’s “food estate” program, reports C...

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto's aspiration to expand palm oil plantations in Papua for biofuel production has drawn strong backlash from environmentalists, who warn the policy risks repeating th...

Enormous emissions of greenhouse gases and the destruction of intact rainforest could be the result once the controversial construction of the largest palm oil plantation in the world gets underway