An indigenous group reforests its corner of coastal New Guinea

Mongabay
Mar 6, 2017, 9:51 pm144 pts
Located on the Siretsy river delta in Papua’s Asmat district is the picturesque hamlet of Yepem, the 655 residents of this coastal enclave on the shore of the Arafura Sea continue to eat traditional foods and practice cultural arts despite the rest of Asia’s gallop into the 21st century. In Yepem, meals are…

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