Nila Kartika Wati
- Environment and Nature
- July 20, 2026
- 9 views
Preserving Indigenous Knowledge and Living Spaces The Critical Intersection of Cultural Identity and Environmental Conservation in Indonesia
The preservation of Indonesia’s indigenous communities has reached a critical juncture where the protection of physical territory is no longer sufficient to ensure their survival; rather, it must be integrated…
- Environment and Nature
- July 19, 2026
- 9 views
Vanishing Green Walls The Systematic Degradation of Youtefa Bay Mangroves and the Struggle of Indigenous Papuan Women
Mama Persila Sanyi, a 70-year-old elder from Kampung Enggros in Jayapura, carries the memory of a pristine Youtefa Bay in her mind, a stark contrast to the murky reality she…
- Environment and Nature
- July 11, 2026
- 17 views
Ecological Crisis in Siberut: Deforestation, Recurrent Flooding, and the Fragile Future of Mentawai Indigenous Communities
The sound of rain in the village of Malancan, North Siberut, no longer brings the cool relief it once did; instead, it signals the onset of a now-predictable disaster. Within…
- Environment and Nature
- July 10, 2026
- 20 views
Indonesian State Conservation Policies Threaten Indigenous Territories: The Struggle for Recognition and Spatial Justice
The launch of the 2026 National Data on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs) at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pancasila, in South Jakarta on Friday,…
Nasution Nanang
- National News
- June 29, 2026
- 15 views
Gorontalo Utara Regional Parliament Backs Ambitious Tourism Village Concept to Transform Flood-Prone Remote Indigenous Community Settlement
GORONTALO, INDONESIA – The Regional Parliament (DPRD) of North Gorontalo (Gorontalo Utara) has thrown its full weight behind an ambitious concept to transform the flood-prone settlement of the Remote Indigenous…
- National News
- June 27, 2026
- 16 views
Inauguration of Five Special Autonomy Legislators in Mamberamo Tengah Marks New Era for Indigenous Representation in Papua Pegunungan
WAMENA, REPUBLIKA.CO.ID – In a significant move set to bolster indigenous representation and uphold the spirit of special autonomy, the District Court of Wamena, Jayawijaya Regency, Papua Pegunungan, officially inaugurated…
- Environment and Nature
- June 27, 2026
- 18 views
Indonesia Identifies Over 29 Million Hectares of Potential Indigenous Conservation Areas to Combat Global Biodiversity Crisis
The Working Group ICCAs Indonesia (WGII) has officially released the 2026 National Data on Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Conserved Areas and Territories (ICCAs), revealing that while over one million…
- Environment and Nature
- June 21, 2026
- 16 views
Indigenous Pekurehua Community Faces Protracted Agrarian Conflict as Indonesia Land Bank Claims Ancestral Territories in Central Sulawesi
The Pekurehua indigenous community in Poso, Central Sulawesi, is currently navigating a series of relentless agrarian challenges that threaten their ancestral lands and traditional way of life. For years, the…
- Environment and Nature
- June 14, 2026
- 17 views
Pesta Babi: Examining the Legacy of State-Led Colonialism and the Erasure of Indigenous Land Rights in Papua
The documentary film Pesta Babi: Kolonialisme di Zaman Kita (Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time) has recently emerged as a focal point of intense public discourse, even as it navigates…
- Environment and Nature
- June 2, 2026
- 25 views
Strengthening Indigenous Sovereignty: The Urgent Need for Legal Recognition and Participatory Mapping of Ancestral Lands in Indonesia
The recognition and protection of indigenous territories across the Indonesian archipelago remain alarmingly insufficient, as the exclusion of ancestral domain maps from the central government’s One Map Policy continues to…
- Environment and Nature
- May 27, 2026
- 33 views
Beyond Rice The Cultural Resilience and Nutritional Potential of Indonesias Indigenous Food Systems
Indonesia’s vast archipelago, stretching across more than 17,000 islands, possesses one of the world’s most diverse portfolios of food sources. From the protein-rich bounty of its seas to an array…
