Village Community in Kaureh

Community at Seskotek village (Kaureh sub-district, Jayapura district, Papua province) close to the palm oil concessions owned by PT Megasurya Mas (PT MSM) and PT Siringo-Ringo (PT SR), subsidiaries of the Musim Mas group, a palm oil supplier to Procter & Gamble.
Papuan forests are rich in biodiversity, including birds of paradise, palm cockatoos and are also a home for indigenous people whose way of life is now threatened due to these palm oil projects.

Unique identifier: GP0STOABY

Type: Image

Shoot date: 12/03/2014

Locations: Indonesia, Jayapura Regency, Papua, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Oscar Siagian / Greenpeace

Latitude: 3°9'9.67"S

Longitude: 139°57'32.61"E

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Documentation of Deforestation in Papua

Forests in the Papuan area of Kaureh, Jayapura. The area is rich in primary forest, home to birds of paradise, palm cockatoos and indigenous Papuan communities. The forest is threatened by the palm oil concession owned by PT Megasurya Mas (PT MSM) and PT Siringo-Ringo (PT SRR) a subsidiary to Musim Mas group, a palm oil supplier to Procter and Gamble in Kaureh sub-district, Jayapura district, Papua province.

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