Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus Palm Oil Detectives

Where the forest rises steeply from the rivers and the mist hangs low over the green spires of the Foja Mountains and the Torricelli Range, the Grizzled Tree Kangaroo moves like a living memory.

Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli Palm Oil Detectives

The Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli is a wide-eyed and bushy tailed #possum living in the remote Arfak Mountains and cloud forests of #WestPapua.

Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli Palm Oil Detectives

The Arfak Ringtail Pseudochirulus schlegeli is a wide-eyed and bushy tailed #possum living in the remote Arfak Mountains and cloud forests of #WestPapua.

Philippine Sailfin Lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus Palm Oil Detectives

Stunning bright coloured Philippine sailfin lizards are becoming more and more rare from palm oil deforestation across their range in #WestPapua #Philippines and eastern #Indonesia. They are also threatened by hunting and the pet trade.

Waigeo Cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis  Palm Oil Detectives

Cryptic and solitary marsupials, Waigeo Cuscuses cling to tree canopies on a Waigeo Island, West Papua. They are classified as vulnerable on IUCN Red List due to palm oil deforestation and mining on the tiny island where they live.

Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae Palm Oil Detectives

The Mountain #Cuscus are fascinating and shy creatures who live in Papua New Guinea and #WestPapua. Thick, dark, woolly fur covers most of their bodies, while their bellies are white. The Mountain Cuscus has a black tail with a rough, white tip.

Tanimbar Eclectus Parrot Eclectus riedeli Palm Oil Detectives

The Tanimbar Eclectus Parrot Eclectus riedeli also known as the Eclectus Parrot or Tanimbar Eclectus is a rare and striking #parrot found only on the #Tanimbar Islands of Indonesian occupied #WestPapua.

Lia Yewen: 'Our lives don't matter to the Indonesian government'

Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua.

Waigeo Cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis  Palm Oil Detectives

Cryptic and solitary marsupials, Waigeo Cuscuses cling to tree canopies on a Waigeo Island, West Papua. They are classified as vulnerable on IUCN Red List due to palm oil deforestation and mining on the tiny island where they live.

Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus Palm Oil Detectives

Where the forest rises steeply from the rivers and the mist hangs low over the green spires of the Foja Mountains and the Torricelli Range, the Grizzled Tree Kangaroo moves like a living memory.

Encountering the World’s Most Endangered Kangaroo: The Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo

Encounter the Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo. Rediscovered in 2018, these rare marsupials from West Papua are a symbol of hope amidst threats from palm oil, hunting

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Philippine Sailfin Lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus Palm Oil Detectives

Stunning bright coloured Philippine sailfin lizards are becoming more and more rare from palm oil deforestation across their range in #WestPapua #Philippines and eastern #Indonesia. They are also threatened by hunting and the pet trade.

Attenborough’s Long-Beaked Echidna Zaglossus attenboroughi

Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus attenboroughi), known locally as “Payangko,” is one of the most evolutionarily distinct mammals and is native to the Cyclops Mountain…

Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher Actenoides bougainvillei Palm Oil Detectives

Protect the Bougainville Moustached Kingfisher from palm oil and timber ecocide. Fewer than 2.5K remain alive in Papua, boycott palm oil for their survival!

Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua Palm Oil Detectives

Colonial palm oil and sugarcane causing the loss of West Papuans' cultural identity. Land grabs force communities from forests, threatening Noken weaving

Endangered Dracula Parrot: Facts and Threats

The Dracula parrot or Pesquet's Parrot of New Guinea has a bare black face and crimson feathers, learn how habitat loss threatens them

Western parotia mating dance, adaptations and sound

Discover the Western parotia mating dance, eye colour change, sound and adaptations in West Papua, learn how to save them from palm oil

Mountain Cuscus Phalanger carmelitae

The Mountain #Cuscus are fascinating and shy creatures who live in Papua New Guinea and #WestPapua. Thick, dark, woolly fur covers most of their bodies, while their bellies are white. The Mountain …

Papua’s ‘Empty Lands’: A Dangerous Myth Displacing Indigenous Peoples Palm Oil Detectives

Challenge a dangerous colonial myth that West Papua is an 'empty land'. This only serves the colonial domination of Indonesia not ancient tribes living there!

Attenborough's Long-Beaked Echidna: The Lost Mammal of Papua Palm Oil Detectives

Learn about the Attenborough's long-beaked echidna. Unseen for 60 years, this spiny, egg-laying mammal faces threats from habitat loss

Meet the Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo, the rarest in the world

Read about the Wondiwoi Tree Kangaroo, a delightful tree-dweller of West Papua threatened by palm oil

Impunity update: Police officer sentenced for killing of Tobias Silak seen walking freely through Wamena

Human Rights News / Indonesia, West Papua / 6 February 2026  On 20 August 2024, Mr Tobias Silak, a civilian, was fatally shot and Naro Dapla sustained seriou…

Dingiso Facts and Threats in West Papua

Discover Dingiso facts and act for the panda tree kangaroo, whose West Papuan habitat is threatened by palm oil, roads and climate change.

Marsupials thought extinct for 6,000 years found in West Papua

Two stunning marsupials thought extinct for 6000 years rediscovered in West Papua. Calls for rainforest protection even more urgent!

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Frill-Necked Lizard Chlamydosaurus kingii

Frill-necked lizard AKA frilled dragons are endangered in southern Papua New Guinea and Indonesian-occupied West Papua due to palm oil ecocide, take action!

Palm Oil Threatens Ancient Noken Weaving in West Papua

Colonial palm oil and sugarcane causing the loss of West Papuans' cultural identity. Land grabs force communities from forests, threatening Noken weaving

Greasing the wheels of palm oil colonialism in West Papua 

A landmark study published in Global Studies Quarterly in April 2025 has revealed that the rapid expansion of the #palmoil industry in #WestPapua is not only fuelling #deforestation, #ecocide and environmental destruction but also perpetuating coloni…

Waigeo Cuscus Spilocuscus papuensis 

Cryptic and solitary marsupials, Waigeo Cuscuses cling to tree canopies on a Waigeo Island, West Papua. They are classified as vulnerable on IUCN Red List due to palm oil deforestation and mining on the tiny island where they live.

Lia Yewen: 'Our lives don't matter to the Indonesian government'

Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua.

Grizzled Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus inustus - Palm Oil Detectives

Where the forest rises steeply from the rivers and the mist hangs low over the green spires of the Foja Mountains and the Torricelli Range, the Grizzled Tree Kangaroo moves like a living memory.

Philippine Sailfin Lizard Hydrosaurus pustulatus

Stunning bright coloured Philippine sailfin lizards are becoming more and more rare from palm oil deforestation across their range in #WestPapua #Philippines and eastern #Indonesia. They are also t…

Lia Yewen: 'Our lives don't matter to the Indonesian government'

Indigenous land defender Lia Yewen speaks to Maxine Betteridge-Moes about living under the shadow of Indonesia’s occupation of West Papua.