Conservation Village Management

Villages in and around Papua’s forests are generally still traditional. The characteristics of a traditional village include a population of under 1,000 people, strong customs, a healthy environment, a life depending on forest products, and a sharing economic system. In general, the social, ecological, and economic systems of the villages in Papua are still conservative. This means that the forest is still sufficient as a source of livelihood. The community’s dependence on the forest as evidenced by the variety of jobs in the village. For mountain people, the main livelihood