Administrator’s note: This article originally appeared in Jakarta’s Antara News.  Credits below. West Papua Province received the Global Conservation Hero Award from the Conservation International (CI) at the organization’s annual gala at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, California on Saturday (June 8). The award was received by West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan, whose... Read More →

This is the third post in the series, introducing the “team” charged with conservation in the BHS.  These are the unsung heroes that you and the Bird’s Head Seascape depend on! Meet Pak Syafri, director of Raja Ampat’s MPA Management Unit (Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah – UPTD)! Born and raised in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Pak Syafri’s journey to the Bird’s Head is well... Read More →

The quarterly CoE (Centre of Excellence) Newsletter documents the activities by UNIPA’s (The University of Papua) Division of Sustainable Development-Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM).  They support community conservation efforts and sustainable development within Papua. Administrator’s note: This newsletter is written in Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesia’s... Read More →