Wanang Conservation
Community research and conservation in Wanang Village.
- Villagers from Wanang.
- Wanang Conservation Area.
- Before and now: First steps in building BRC field camp in Wanang, and its current situation.
- Philip Damen, the visionary bigman leading the Wanang community towards forest conservation.
- Paraecologists Maling Rimandai as an ad hoc teacher in provisionary elementary school in Wanang.
- The new research project could not be opened without a proper feast.
- Traditional sing sing.
- Traditional sing sing.
- Everybody enjoys a good theatre play...
- Soccer play.
- With improved income opportunities, there is also a new village Sunday market.
- New technology comes to Wanang - oven for baking bread had to be carried 15 km through the rainforest.
- Wanang village with classrooms built from traditional forest materials, on the edge of the Conservation Area.
- Royalties paid to 10 Wanang clans for their forest conservation, displayed in traditional fashion (each K10 banknote is approximately USD 3).
- Forest conservation and school are obviously connected in Wanang.
- Assembly of children attending the Wanang school – some of them from villages two days walk away.
- Bill Rothery, the CEO of Swire and Sons Australia, visiting the school sponsored by his company.
- Children with their teacher in front of their classroom.