Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Blue-River-in-South-Sorong-27MZIFJJAFB46.htmlConceptually similarBlue River in South SorongGP0STQL6KCompleted★★★★Blue River in South SorongGP0STQL6LCompleted★★★★Blue River in South SorongGP0STQL6MCompleted★★★★Blue River in South SorongGP0STQL6NCompleted★★★★Blue River in South SorongGP0STQL6PCompleted★★★★Former Village Chief at Sira Village in South SorongGP0STQL76Completed★★★★Sira Village in South SorongGP0STQL78Completed★★★★Children from Sira Village in South SorongGP0STQL7JCompleted★★★★Children from Sira Village in South SorongGP0STQL7ACompleted★★★★View AllGP0STQL6SBlue River in South SorongPeople take a bath at "Blue River" at South Sorong, West Papua. After struggling for nearly a decade, the people of Manggroholo and Sira villages in Sorong, West Papua managed to obtain permission of village forest management.Locations:Indonesia-Sorong-Southeast Asia-West PapuaDate:10 Mar, 2017Credit:© Jurnasyanto Sukarno / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 3744pxKeywords:Beauty-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Local population-Outdoors-Rivers-Swimming-Three people-Trees-VillagesShoot:Social Forestry Permit in South Sorong in West PapuaAfter struggling for nearly a decade, the people of Manggroholo and Sira villages in Sorong, West Papua managed to obtain permission of village forest management. The first village forest in Papua brings new hope for the protection of biological heaven in the world now it has seen its destruction by the expansion of oil palm plantations and pulp. Greenpeace and Bentara Papua have advocated these villagers to get the permission for this forest village since 2008.Related Collections:International Forests Day 2017 (Photos & Videos)Handover of Social Forestry Permit in West Papua (Photos & Videos)