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Research is an important step in policy formulation and advocacy in various sectors as well as community development programs, especially in Papua. However, not many young people in Papua are interest
ed in studying their own territory, despite the highly useful purpose for local communities and local government’s policy-making processes. To answer the need, EcoNusa together with the West Papua Regional Research and Development Agency (Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah/Balitbangda) established Ilmuwan Muda Papua (Papuan Young Scientist/IMP) program in 2020. This program seeks to produce students from public and private universities in Papua and West Papua to become a reliable rese