IRIAN JAYA STUDIES - A PROGRAMME FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH (ISIR)

The project is designed, firstly to increase our knowledge of the languages, cultures, history, the botanical richness and the geographic and tectonic speciation of the Bird's Head area and its population, and, secondly, to provide a substantial contribution to Indonesian studies and New Guinea studies. For information contact Mrs. M.E. Bakker, DSALCUL Projects Division, Project Irian Jaya Studies, Leiden University, P.N. van Eyckhof 3, 2311 BV Leiden, The Netherlands. Fax: (071)272632.