The ocean breeze of Payum blows gently, carrying stories rarely heard beyond its shores. Along this coast, life ebbs and flows among the sea, family ties, coconut palms, and the empowering labor of Indigenous women......
Piles of trash clogging the river flow are certainly a disturbing sight for anyone, and Hari Yanto is no exception. However, instead of stopping at merely feeling concerned, the man from East Java, also known as Harkuk, chose to turn his concern into real action. From Bogor, he took to the field directly, driving a long and winding grassroots movement to save the river ecosystem......
Hari Yanto, also known as Harkuk or Hari Kikuk, is a member of Kaoem Telapak who was originally born from East Java and is currently active in the Bogor Regency, West Java. Harkuk has a long record of pioneering the conservation of water catchment areas and environmental governance, including his dedication to initiating the formation of the Komunitas Peduli Ciliwung (KPC) in 2008 to safeguard the river's ecology from upstream to downstream......
In Sukabumi, West Java, Muhamad Kosar is known not only as a facilitator, but also as a brother-in-arms for the farmers marginalized by conservation area boundaries. As a member of Kaoem Telapak and a driving force at the Action for Conservation with the People Foundation (Aksi Konservasi Bersama Rakyat—Aksara Foundation), Kosar has spent years weaving back the hopes of farmers around the Mount Halimun Salak National Park (Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak—TNGHS). For him, the forest is not just a row of trees, but a living space that must be managed with dignity......
Muhamad Kosar, also known as Kosar, is a member of Kaoem Telapak from Sukabumi, West Java, who actively accompanies communities living around forest areas. Kosar has a long track record of driving independent forestry monitoring in Indonesia, including his dedication as the National Dinamisator for the Independent Forestry Monitoring Network (Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan—JPIK) to safeguard forest governance......
Creativity and entrepreneurial perseverance can serve as a strong bridge to amplify a social movement to a broader audience. This is the value upheld by Rina Agustine, affectionately known as Rina, a member of Kaoem Telapak from Bogor City, West Java......
Forestry law enforcement in Indonesia faces serious challenges, especially in ensuring consistency between criminal verdicts and the application of administrative sanctions. A key instrument in the forestry legal regime is the revocation of Forest Utilization Business Licenses (PBPH) as an administrative sanction for serious violations, such as illegal logging. However, in practice, there are indications of failure in implementing these sanctions. The case of PT Cakra Sejati Sempurna (PT CSS) serves as a clear example of how the mismatch between court rulings and administrative policies risks damaging the integrity of Indonesia's forestry legal system......
That hundreds of kilometers long road has prolonged the grief of the Malind or Malind Anim people, one of the largest tribes inhabiting Merauke, South Papua. In recent decades, various external threats have emerged, including corporations and national strategic projects (PSN). The entire landscape, which has long been meaningful as a living space, is slowly being forced into a new logic: becoming a commodity to be exchanged, exploited, and accumulated. This process alters the Malind people's relationship with their environment, while simultaneously opening a new chapter of conflict between Indigenous communities and large-scale development projects......
Sandika Ariansyah is a member of Kaoem Telapak in West Java who serves as a Program Officer at the Samdhana Institute. A graduate in Forest Resource Management from IPB, Sandika has over 10 years of experience in Papua and 5 years in Bali working directly with grassroots communities......
Annas Radin Syarif, affectionately known as Annas, is a member of Kaoem Telapak in West Java with a long-standing dedication to advocating for the environment and the rights of Indigenous Peoples......
