Nyoman Triada, affectionately known as Gombal, is a member of Kaoem Telapak in Bali who works as a fisherman and diving guide in Les Village. He previously worked as an ornamental fisherman before transitioning to food fishing and becoming a diving guide......
Indigenous Peoples' representatives from various regions in Indonesia attended the House of Representatives (DPR RI) on April 1, 2026, to urge the accelerated passage of the Indigenous Peoples Bill. The Coalition to Safeguard the Indigenous Peoples Bill criticized the slow legislative process and highlighted fundamental flaws in the draft version by the DPR's Expertise Agency, where Indigenous Peoples are still treated as objects whose recognition heavily depends on regional legal products (Perda). They argued that this dependence on Perda contradicts the constitution, as the existence and rights of Indigenous Peoples should be recognized from the outset as whole legal subjects.....
On January 20, 2026, President Prabowo revoked the permits of 28 companies in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra as a law enforcement response following the Sumatra Disaster, with the land management rights subsequently handed over to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) through Danantara. In response to this policy, the Civil Society Coalition argued that the government's actions were taken with excessive discretion, lacking adequate due process and the absence of tiered administrative sanctions......
Chandra Kirana Prijosusilo, affectionately known as Chandra, is a member of Kaoem Telapak in the Special Region of Yogyakarta who has been active in the field of sustainable development since 1989. During the early years of Kaoem Telapak—formerly known as Telapak—she played a vital role in organizational capacity building for its personnel......
Ade Ma'mun is a member of Kaoem Telapak residing in Lampung. Affectionately known as Ade, he works as a farmer and previously served as the Village Head of Pekandangan Village in Central Lampung......
Johanes Jenito, affectionately known as Jenito, is a member of Kaoem Telapak residing in Bogor. He has previously served as a Forest Campaigner for Kaoem Telapak, a member of JPIK Central Kalimantan, and a Central Kalimantan Regional Contributor for Mongabay Indonesia, and joined Trend Asia in November 2020......
Kaoem Telapak has uncovered alleged corporate involvement in illegal logging practices in Southwest Papua Province. This forestry sector crime is suspected to be highly organized. The perpetrators do not act alone; rather, they involve individuals or small-scale investors who play a role in supplying timber raw materials that do not comply with forestry governance to the forestry industry......
Rina Agustine, also known as Rina, is a member of Kaoem Telapak from Bogor, Jawa Barat. Her entrepreneurial spirit began to take shape when she was mandated by the organization to run Telapak's business unit, then named PT Poros Nusantara Utama (PNU) from 2007 to 2009. During that time, Rina helped facilitate the Tapos Village community's business in producing and marketing pineapple jam. She also assisted the Ciwaluh Village community in producing cat's whiskers leaves as raw herbal ingredients. Additionally, Rina played a role in supporting the development of Kedai Telapak, Telapak's business unit at that time......
