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2 unusual facts about West Papua


John Ondawame

John Otto Ondawame (born November 30, 1953 in Wanamum, Mimika Regency in West Papua) is an academic and activist of the West Papua liberation movement.

West Papua

Republic of West Papua, an unrecognised separatist-proposed state in the region


Castanopsis acuminatissima

Castanopsis acuminatissima ranges from southwestern China (Guizhou and Yunnan provinces) through Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh) and Malesia (Malaysia; the islands of Sulawesi, Java, Kalimantan, and Sumatra, in Indonesia; the islands of New Guinea (West Papua in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and New Britain (Papua New Guinea)).

Finschia

Across various parts of New Guinea and the surrounding region's islands, collectively they have known distributions in Papua New Guinea and West Papua, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, the Aru Islands, Palau and Vanautu.

Humanitarian Crisis Hub

Throughout the evening, attendees (including representatives from the office of the Member for Melbourne Adam Bandt, and representatives from AusAID, Oxfam Australia, Amnesty International Australia and World Vision Australia) were treated to extraordinary performances from refugee and migrant communities from West Papua, Eritrea, India and South Sudan.

John Rumbiak

His good English and excellent presentation skills then facilitated his role as Elsham's chairman of International Affairs travelling widely attending many international conferences informing the international community about West Papua.

Koteka peoples

The Koteka of West Papua are seven major ethnicities of the highlands of West Papua with a common culture: the Lani, Mee, Amungme, Moni, Damal, Yali, and Nduga.


see also

Delias meeki

The two subspecies D. m. hypochrysis and D. m. hypoxantha are both known from the Baliem Valley in West Papua.

Fakfak

Fakfak is located in West Papua, Indonesia, on the Bomberai Peninsula near Tambaruni Bay.

Friends of Peoples Close to Nature

Oceania: the Tjapukai in Australasia, the tribes of West Papua - the Adivasis, Chenchu and Kurumba of the Indian subcontinent, the Kwaio and Landalanga on Malaita in the south west Pacific, (commonly referred to as Negritos)