Save the People and Forests of Papua

Saturday, 09 August 2008 21:43

Other Videos

The four short films and a forward, launched under the collective banner: “Save the People and Forests of Papua” give an insight into a country which is currently off-limits to journalists.

The set of films made entirely by Papuan NGOs, through the Films4Conservation Initiative, in collaboration with villagers, tell how their communities have been adversely affected by destructive logging and oil palm plantations.  

Forward to "Save The People and Forests of Papua"  "Neles Tebay, Lecturer in Philosophy and Theology, discusses the importance of films in the fight against deforestation and palm oil expansion in Papua, in a foreward to a series of 4 locally produced films, by Papuan filmmakers: 'Save the People and Forests of Papua'." 

Defenders of the Tribal Boundaries: Papuan Series Episode 1 "Describes the decision by the Papuan government to deforest the land for the growth and harvest of oil palms. The grim results of the decisions, which excluded the local indigenous voices, are described."

Tears of Mother Mooi: Papuan Series Episode 2 "The Mooi people talk about how the arrival of palm oil has changed their way of life."

Destiny... My Land Papuan Series Episode 3 "For generations the indigenous communities of Bintuni Bay have benefitted from their natural resources in a sustainable way. But when industrial forestry arrived, the benefits for the people of Bintuni Bay became less clear."

Gaharu Business: Blessing or Disaster; Papuan Series Episode 4 "The impacts of trade in Gaharu wood in the villages of Eei and Assue."