The Royal Golden Cocoon of Java: Cricula trifenestrata #SDGAction53224

Indonesia is a country blessed with multifarious natural resources, including the notorious “pest” namely the Cricula trifenestrata wild silkworms.

Although there is no Cricula trifenestrata wild silkworms in Japan, the advance science and technology to uncover the potential of Cricula trifenestrata wild silkworms’ golden cocoons utilization as various crafts, textile and health products have been discovered by Japanese scientists since 1988.

However, despite the advance science and successful initiative, (for more than 35 years) Cricula trifenestrata wild silkworms are still labelled as “pests” in Indonesia and the rest of the world.

Massive (online and offline) disinformation and misinformation (intentional or/ and unintentional) happening at local, regional, national and international level is hindering the access and participation in scientific knowledge and its applications for sustainable development (especially in developing countries).

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This case study has been submitted as part of multiple official inputs to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), including the 2024 call for input on the impact of loss and damage from the adverse effects of climate change on human rights, and the 2023 call on the right to access and take part in scientific progress. These submissions reflect the initiative’s relevance to biodiversity-linked human rights, open science, and disinformation resilience.