Podcast The TransPapua Highway could lose billions and deforest
It forms part of the Trans-Papua Highway, a web of asphalt cutting thousands of kilometers across the Indonesian half of the island of New Guinea. About a sixth of the Jayapura-Wamena stretch runs through Mamberamo Foja Wildlife Reserve, but has not yet been paved.
Trans Papua Road Manokwari West Papua Stock Photo 2181712377 Shutterstock
The Trans-Papua Highway, which connects three coastal centers in Western New Guinea, has attracted plantations and mining and spurred growth of towns and cities. A 190-kilometer segment cuts through Lorentz National Park. Graphic: K. Franklin/Science; Data: D. GAVEAU ET AL., BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 261, (2021) 10.1016/J.BIOCON.2021.109225
Accelerating a TransPapua Road Construction Good Morning Papua
Indonesia's planned Trans-Papua highway will facilitate easier exploitation of West Papua's resources by the occupying Indonesian regime - and more violence against the West Papuan people who resist it. For Papuans, the process of 'development' is experienced as a violent and traumatic dispossession. (Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace)
A Highway Megaproject Tears at the Heart of New Guinea's Rainforest
The Trans Papua highway is part of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's plan to develop the impoverished eastern province, and open up access to its abundant natural resources.
Massive road project threatens New Guineaโs biodiversity Science AAAS
In 2019, the opening of Trans-Papua Highway was nearly complete (red lines on the map above), though 51km remained unopened. Many are concerned that the highway, and other roads, are being.
The Trans Papua Road that Connects the Arfak Mountains. Stock Image
This nearly doubles the length of the Trans-Papua Highway from 2000, when it ran 2,333 km (1,450 mi). This road expansion resulted in the clearing of 115,336 hectares (285,000 acres) of forests, contributing 15% of total deforestation in the Papua region from 2001 to 2019.
A Highway Megaproject Tears at the Heart of New Guinea's Rainforest
by Loren Bell on 20 December 2018 Construction on a section of Indonesia's Trans-Papua highway was suspended after at least 17 people were killed; conflicting reports state the victims were either contract laborers or Indonesian soldiers.
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The most well-known of these developments, the Trans-Papua Highway - a 4,330 kilometer (2700 mile) project stretching from Sorong in the north-west to Merauke in the south-east - is billed to be completed by the end of this year. The government aims to roll out full electrification by then, too.
Public Works Ministry Teams Up With Army to Complete TransPapua Highway
In 2019, the opening of Trans-Papua Highway was nearly complete (red lines on the map above), though 51km remained unopened. Many are concerned that the highway, and other roads, are being.
Trans Papua Road Manokwari West Papua Stock Photo 2181711583 Shutterstock
The Trans-Papua Highway ( Indonesian: Jalan Raya Trans-Papua) refers to 12 road segments, some under construction, across Western New Guinea in Indonesia, located in the island of New Guinea. The roads stretch from Sorong to Merauke with a total length of 4,325 km (2,687 mi). [1]
The Impact of the Construction TransPapua Highway on Local Development
E360 Digest November 19, 2020 A Wave of Infrastructure Projects to Cause Widespread Deforestation in Coming Decades, Report Finds An excavator tears up trees in the Kebar Mountains to expand the Trans-Papua Highway. Daniel Beltrรก/Greenpeace
The TransPapua Highway threatens West Papua's biodiversity West
Podcast: The Trans-Papua Highway could lose billions and deforest millions of hectares by Mike DiGirolamo on 2 March 2022 Set to run some 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) and being built over the course of decades, the Trans-Papua Highway cuts across the entire length of Indonesian New Guinea's two provinces.
Who actually benefits from the Trans Papua Highway? West Papua Daily
838476004 The Trans Papua Highway is the latest and the biggest infrastructure development in the President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo Era. This is a breakthrough project by the Indonesian government that the main purpose of this 4,325 kilometers road is as the lifeline of the economy in West Papua.
The Trans Papua Road Was Built To Facilitate Transportation between
The Papua and West Papua provinces of Indonesia, which are on the island of New Guinea, are connected by 12 road segments collectively known as the Trans Papua Highway (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Trans-Papua), some of which are still under construction. The highways cover a distance of 4,325 kilometers from Sorong to Merauke (2,687 mi). There are currently 3,850 km (2,390 mi) of roads under.
TransPapua Road Construction Reaches 3,279 Kilometers, Here is the
Work on the Trans-Papua Highway has proceeded in fits and starts since 2013. Nearly nine-tenths of the total road route has been bulldozed, but the project is far from complete, with much road paving, earthworks, and hundreds of bridges โ totaling more than 4 miles in length โ yet to be constructed.
The Trans Papua Road is Located in Manokwari Which Connects Several
In 2019, the opening of Trans-Papua Highway was nearly complete (red lines on the map above), though 51km remained unopened. Many are concerned that the highway, and other roads, are being.