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Indonesia deforestation Papua food estate: Indonesia pledged at a 2026 sustainability forum to stop clearing forests for rice -- but days before, its Forestry Ministry designated 5.67 million hectares ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia accelerates paddy field creation in Merauke for productivity
The Indonesian government is accelerating the development of new rice fields in Merauke, South Papua, by strengthening support for agricultural equipment, ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia urged to grant unfettered access to conflict-torn Papua
A coalition of church, indigenous, civil society, women and youth groups has urged the Indonesian government to grant international monitors unrestricted access to Papua and take immediate action on ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia eyes direct flights between Papua, Papua New Guinea
Indonesian Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, Okto Dorinus Manik, is exploring the possibility of launching direct air routes between ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Papua New Guinea calls for 'buffer zone' with Indonesia amid concerns over West Papua conflict
Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation after a new defence treaty between Canberra and Port Moresby ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesian Churches urge govt to stop militarizing Papua
Church bodies have appealed to the Indonesian government to abandon its security-heavy response to Papua and prioritize the protection of civilians in addressing the long-running conflict in the ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia denies allegations of systematic rights abuses in Papua
Indonesia rejects UN allegations of systematic human rights abuses in Papua. JAKARTA — Indonesia has rejected what it described as one-sided allegations of systematic human rights violations in Papua.
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia rejects allegations of systematic rights violations in Papua
Indonesia has rejected allegations that security and development challenges in Papua are part of a policy that systematically violates human rights, saying credible allegations of abuses are taken ser ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Warning by Indonesian survey on Papua mega project appears to go unheeded
Indonesia’s plan to convert more than two million hectares of conservation and indigenous lands into agriculture will cause long-term damage to the environment, create conflict and add to greenhouse ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Clashes in Indonesia's Papua as Hundreds Protest Military Presence
Clashes in Indonesia's Papua as Hundreds Protest Military Presence JAKARTA, April 27 (Reuters) - Students and civilians clashed with law enforcement personnel in Indonesia's insurgency-hit Papua on ...
News Indonesia » Papua » Government: Indonesia says it no longer needs forests for rice. What happens to projects underway?
Indonesia says it no longer needs to expand rice cultivation into forest areas, but it has yet to explain what the announcement means for large-scale food and energy projects already underway in Papua ...