Southwest Papua Province Environment, Forestry and Land Agency (LHKP) plans to receive nearly US$1.13 million (about Rp18.49 billion) of investment in 2025, by April at the earliest, from a German non-governmental organization (NGO) for the Forest and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME-FC) program. The program is aimed at overcoming greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation and forest degradation.

The Southwest Papua Province Transportation Office continues its work to develop marine transportation infrastructure and improve regional connectivity, including by a survey of the location for the construction of a new pier in Wardik Village, Wayer District, South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua on Feb. 13, 2025.

Bank Indonesia (BI) West Papua Province Representative Office has officially started the series of Strategic Flagship Events (SFE) 2025 by launching the 2nd Torang Creative and Ecotourism Festival and the 3rd KASUARI (Curation, Training, and Capacity Building for Independent MSMEs).

Southwest Papua People's Assembly (MRPBD) and customary land owner Ehut Kalaibin expressed his joy towards the inauguration for the drilling of the North East Markisa (NEM)-001 oil and natural gas (natgas) well in Klafma Village, Aimas District, Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua Province on Feb. 12, 2025.

The construction of Sorong Modern City (SMC) officially began with a groundbreaking ceremony held in the reclamation area of ​​Tembok Berlin Beach in Sorong City, Southwest Papua Province on Feb. 3, 2025. The project is expected to become a new center for trade, business, and tourism icon that can increase the growth of the sector and the area's economy in general.

Southwest Papua Province is one of the best investment destinations in Eastern Indonesia. Nearly Rp1.71 billion of investments entered the province in 2023, far surpassing other provinces in Papua according to Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) data. In 2024, the total investment entering Southwest Papua reached Rp2 trillion, dominated by domestic investments.

Entering its second year, the Southwest Papua Province continues to work to build a solid foundation for sustainable development in the future. One of its efforts is to encourage investments into the province. Last year, Southwest Papua recorded its investments reaching Rp2.56 trillion, exceeding its investment target of Rp3.1 trillion.

In anticipation of the various benefits and impacts from the development of the tourism sector, the Raja Ampat Regency Government and its partners, including Conservation International's Konservasi Indonesia, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, and the Southwest Papua Provincial Government, launched an electronic book (e-book) titled "Travelling Etiquette in Raja Ampat".