Across Southeast Asia, Indigenous women challenge extraction and erasure

A few years ago, Maria Suryanti Jun had idea little idea of what an environmental defender was. Nor did she have any intention of becoming one. But since December 2022, when a geothermal project was approved for her community in Poco Leok — which sits on an active volcano in the Indonesian province of East … Continue reading Across Southeast Asia, Indigenous women challenge extraction and erasure