On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village ...

which literally means "working in the forest." For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan population there have worked among the mangroves collecting clams, fishing and gathering firewood.

Over the years, however, much of this unique coastal forest, and the vital habitat it provides ... Secarlos Martínez, a local fisherman, has witnessed the loss of the mangroves and the fish that used ...

Merauje and the women of her village, Enggros, practice the tradition of Tonotwiyat, which literally means "working in the forest." For six generations, women from the 700-strong Papuan population ...