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The U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recognized the traditional bag as needing urgent safeguarding in 2012 because there are fewer crafters making noken and more competition from factory-made bags.
UNESCO reiterates road project’s dangers to Papua park as Indonesia doubles down - Conservation news
UNESCO has renewed its call for Indonesia to close the Trans-Papua road that runs through a national park in the easternmost region of Papua, citing environmental concerns. The call comes after ...
UNESCO has called for the closure of a long stretch of road that runs through Lorentz National Park, a World Heritage Site, in Indonesia’s Papua region.
A new post has just been published on the ESD Prize Blog by Angela Beer, Program Founder and Advisor of the Kalabia Education Program, Indonesia, which won the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for ...
Papua sites qualify for UNESCO list - National - The Jakarta Post. Three archaeological sites in West Papua could be included on UNESCOâ s World Heritage List, ...
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Three archaeological sites in West Papua could be included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, said head of the Jayapura Archeological Center, Muhammad Irfan, as reported by Antara ...
UNESCO. Tari, Papua New Guinea, 1965. A boy is born on a carpet of ancient ficus leaves in the high deepland forest. Mundiya is his name, pronounced “Mudeejay”. A tree is planted, as it is for every ...
The Nakanai Mountains is an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. To the north the mountain range is dominated by a group of spectacular volcanoes. ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Disclaimer. The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, ...
Top nickel ore producer Indonesia revoked permits for four mining firms in Raja Ampat in its easternmost region of Papua, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday, after concerns about their ...
With these new additions, UNESCO's living heritage list now includes 730 cultural practices spread across 145 countries. Over the past 20 years since its inception, UNESCO has financed more than ...
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