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Discover
Lorentz National Park in Papua covers about 2.35 million hectares. UNESCO calls it the largest protected area in Southeast Asia and the only one in the world to include a continuous, intact transect from snowcap to tropical marine environment, with extensive lowland wetlands.
History
History
Lorentz sits where two continental plates collide: mountains are still rising, and glaciers have long sculpted the land. Fossil sites here also help explain the evolution of life on New Guinea.
People & Culture
People & Culture
The park is home to several Indigenous Papuan peoples, each with its own languages, beliefs and ties to mountain and forest. For us, Lorentz is not an empty wilderness but the ancestral land of those who know it best.
Living Heritage
Living Heritage
The steadily shrinking summit glaciers have made Lorentz a warning sign of climate change in the tropics. Caring for such a vast, remote area depends on partnership with Indigenous communities.
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