Fighter from Girime

Never giving up, Alex has called on the local people to stop illegal logging. He then initiated a tourist attraction, watching birds.

Kompas/Fabio M Lopes Costa

Alex Waisimon

Alex Waisimon, 50, has applied innovation to conserving protected forests in Papua. Never giving up, Alex has called on the local people to stop illegal logging. He then initiated a tourist attraction, watching cenderawasih (birds of paradise) in Rhepang Muaif, Jayapura regency, Papua.

The Bird Watching Rhepang Muaif tourist attraction is located in Rhepang Muaif kampong, Nimbokrang district, 105 kilometers from the city of Jayapura. The overland trip from Jayapura takes about two hours.