The Bitter Reality of the Last Forests

The expedition team, which visited a number of locations in the provinces of Papua and West Papua in early 2020 and throughout 2021,

KOMPAS/HARRY SUSILO

The path leading to the Manawari sago forest in Sima Village, Nabire Regency, Papua Province, Monday (26/4/2021).

Editor's Note:

The indigenous people of Papua have a close relationship with the nature that has given them life. To take a closer look at this relationship, starting today, Kompas will present a series of articles on the Tanah Papua Expedition. An article will be published every Saturday for 10 weeks in Kompas and on Kompas.id. Each edition, published on Page 2 of Kompas, is worthy of collection because each contains a letter that makes up the word TANAH PAPUA (The land of Papua).