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

Mongabay
Sep 2, 2020, 6:25 am205 pts
JAKARTA — Indigenous rights activists have welcomed the cancellation of an oil palm plantation permit on Indigenous land in Indonesia’s Papua region. They say the case is a prime example of the need to officially recognize Indigenous land rights. On Aug. 14, the head of Sorong district in the province of…

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