The Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua are renowned not only for their breathtaking natural beauty but also for their rich ...

Armed conflict is not the only frontline for West Papuans in their struggle against Indonesian rule, according to a new film.

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 ...

A possum and a glider long thought extinct have been rediscovered in New Guinea by a group including Australian mammalogist ...

Traditional leaders hold the key to lasting peace and sustainable development in Papua, according to Herman Yoku, who believes that harmony in the region ...

Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species of amphibian, 11,000 species of bird and 12,500 of reptile. Yet when most people ...

West Papuan diaspora, academics, students and community activists warmly applauded the screening of the new investigative documentary, Pesta Badi (Pig Feast): Colonialism in our Time, in its ...

The solidarity group West Papua Action Aotearoa with West Papua Action Tamaki are hosting a public Forum in Auckland March 7 and 8 with international guests from West Papua including environmental ...

A plantation worker photographed this new genus of mammal in New Guinea, thought to have been dead for 6,000 years.

Indigenous peoples play a critical role in protecting nature and stemming biodiversity loss worldwide, yet their perspectives ...

People gather at teak tables over coffees and fried plantain. The windows are curtained, allowing filtered light to dance ...