The Manokwari Declaration: Challenges ahead in conserving 70% of Tanah Papua’s forests

Authors

Rodrigo Cámara-Leret, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow
Andre Schuiteman, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow
Timothy Utteridge, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow
Gemma Bramley, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow
Richard Deverell, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow
Larry A. Fisher, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAFollow
Jonathan McLeod, School of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USAFollow
Lee Hannah, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131 Betty and Gordon Moore Center, Conservation International, ArlingtonFollow
Patrick Roehrdanz, Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131 Betty and Gordon Moore Center, Conservation International, ArlingtonFollow
Timothy G. Laman, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 20128, USAFollow
Edwin Scholes, The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850, USAFollow
Yance de Fretes, Conservation International, Jl. Wosi 65, Manokwari, 98312, IndonesiaFollow
Charlie Heatubun, Fakultas Kehutanan, Universitas Papua, Jl. Gunung Salju, Amban, Manokwari, 98314, Indonesia Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Provinsi Papua Barat, Jl. Brig. Jend. Mar. (Purn.) Abraham O. Atururi, Arfai, Manokwari, Papua Barat, 98315, Indonesia Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, United KingdomFollow

DOI

10.24259/fs.v3i1.6067

Abstract

The Manokwari Declaration is an unprecedented pledge by the governors of Indonesia’s two New Guinea provinces to promote conservation and become SE Asia’s new Costa Rica. This is an exciting, yet challenging endeavour that will require working on many fronts that transcend single disciplines. Because Indonesian New Guinea has the largest expanse of intact forests in SE Asia, large-scale conservation pledges like the Manokwari Declaration will have a global impact on biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.

Recommended Citation

Cámara-Leret, Rodrigo; Schuiteman, Andre; Utteridge, Timothy; Bramley, Gemma; Deverell, Richard; Fisher, Larry A.; McLeod, Jonathan; Hannah, Lee; Roehrdanz, Patrick; Laman, Timothy G.; Scholes, Edwin; de Fretes, Yance; and Heatubun, Charlie (2019) "The Manokwari Declaration: Challenges ahead in conserving 70% of Tanah Papua’s forests," Forest and Society: Vol. 3: Iss. 1, Article 3.
DOI: 10.24259/fs.v3i1.6067
Available at: https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/fs/vol3/iss1/3

Pages

148-151

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