Delian Dogopia an activist from Bentara Papua learns to make sago noodles from villagers of Sungai Tohor during a training in Sungai Tohor, Meranti islands, Riau. Sago is a starch extracted from the pith of various tropical palm stems. A group of seven Papuans learned how to process the sago to make it more valuable so it can help boost the economy of their villages. Sago is a starch extracted from the pith of various tropical palm stems. Mangroholo and Sira are the villages in West Papua that received a social forestry permit from the government in March 2017.