59 Indigenous Communities of Tanah Papua Join Alliance
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Based on data from the Indigenous Peoples' Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN), there are 59 Indigenous Communities from Papua and West Papua. Indigenous communities in Tanah Papua play a vital role in preserving biodiversity and natural resources. Therefore, AMAN's efforts to strengthen the recognition and protection of indigenous peoples are crucial.
Other AMAN-affiliated Indigenous Communities are most numerous in Kalimantan, with 772 communities. This is followed by Sulawesi with 664 communities, Sumatra with 392 communities, Bali and Nusa Tenggara with 253 communities, Maluku with 176 communities, and Java with the fewest, at 55 communities.
By 2018, the area of customary territories mapped reached 10.86 million hectares (ha). AMAN also recorded 70 million indigenous people and 2,371 indigenous communities as AMAN members.
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