Islands in focus: W. Papua naming itself conservation province

The Jakarta Post, Manokwari | Archipelago | Tue, April 07 2015, 6:47 AM

The West Papuan provincial administration is preparing a regional bylaw to designate West Papua a conservation province, an official said Monday.

“The bylaw is being worked out before being submitted to the West Papua Legislative Council for deliberation,” West Papua administration secretary Nataniel Mandacan said as quoted by Antara news agency.

Nataniel said the preparation for the bylaw was made in response to the declaration of West Papua Governor Abraham Atururi to designate West Papua a conservation province to protect forests and other natural resources in the province.

He said there were three international NGOs, namely Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy and the World Wildlife Fund, that have been actively assisting the West Papuan province to carry out conservation activities in the region.
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