Indigenous communities oppose Papua forest rezoning for palm oil

Mongabay
Feb 25, 2026, 3:09 am183 ptsTrendingTop
JAKARTA — Indigenous communities in Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua accuse the government of underhanded zoning changes to expand the so-called food estate program there to include large-scale oil palm plantations. Indigenous representatives have filed a formal objection to two decrees issued by the…

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