Climate Justice FPAR Country Briefer: Indonesia

Indonesia: Indigenous Women Rise Above Patriarchy in
Community Struggle for Their Rights to Land and Healthy
Environment

This country briefer is based on the Climate Justice Feminist Participatory Action Research (CJ FPAR) journey of the indigenous women of Pargamanan Bintang Maria, Parlilitan, in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Kelompok Studi dan Pengembangan Prakarsa Masyarakat (KSPPM) has been working with the community for more than two decades in support of indigenous peoples’ struggles for political, economic and environmental rights. This CJ FPAR aimed to strengthen indigenous women’s capacities to document and analyse the impacts of the climate crises and how these are exacerbated by exploitative development projects. Ultimately, their goal is the legal recognition of
their customary land rights and indigenous women’s invaluable role in the collective struggles of the community
against climate crises and in realising a healthy environment.

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