'The world should see this', say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

'The world should see this', say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

Filmmakers behind a new doco on deforestation devastation in Papua say the world should take note.

‘The world should see this’, say Papua deforestation doco filmmakers

By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist For a country with a record of large deforestation projects, Indonesia’s current activities in the far southeastern corner of the republic, South Papua province, surpass all. With 2.5 million hectares of land being cleared for sugarcane and rice production for food and biofuel projects, alongside large oil palm concessions, Indonesia’s government has created a hugely consequential project right on Papua N…