Jakarta, August 7, 2026 - As the threats of floods, landslides, droughts, and extreme weather continue to escalate, forest restoration has become an essential part of efforts to safeguard people's lives. Through the commemoration of Indonesia Forest Day 2026, the Indonesia Forest Day Consortium brings forward the theme “Pulihkan Hutan, Pulihkan Kehidupan” and invites all parties to take part in protecting and restoring Indonesia's forests......
We, representatives of social movements, non-governmental organizations, organized collectives, organizations of indigenous peoples, traditional communities, Afro-descendant peoples, socio-environmental and climate researchers and activists, express our concern regarding the reports and mathematical projections that point to extreme climate events associated with the El Niño phenomenon in the 2026/2027 period. According to news released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the UN World Meteorological Organization, El Niño is predicted to intensify to a moderate/strong level this year and could cause extreme weather conditions......
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......
For 16 years, the discussion of the Indigenous Peoples Bill (RUU MA) has faced a deadlock, triggering an increase in agrarian conflicts, criminalization, and the seizure of indigenous territories due to industrial expansion and development projects. The absence of this legal framework led to 135 cases of land grabbing covering 3.8 million hectares and resulted in 162 indigenous citizens becoming victims of violence in 2025, while also triggering fatal ecological disasters due to deforestation, such as those in Sumatra. Even though Indigenous Peoples play a strategic role in disaster mitigation through local wisdom and sustainable regional management, the constitutional mandate.....
To commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (16 HAKTP) campaign, FAMM Indonesia together with Kaoem Telapak held an event titled "FAMM Fest: Uniting Voice, Art, and Sense" in Ismail Marzuki Park on 10 Desember 2025 by presenting artists and intersectional issues across multiple topics......
Kaoem Telapak collaborated with civil society organizations and published a letter of warning to President Prabowo for the ecological disaster, great flood, and landslide in Aceh, North Sumatera, and West Sumatera whose status is not declared as a national disaster by the government yet......
Coinciding with the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign, Kaoem Telapak and the Coalition Escorting Indigenous Peoples Bill created a public discussion in Maluku Regency to receive inputs and support for the Indigenous Peoples Bill over the past 15 years......
Approximately 95 civil society organizations from across the world took part to create this joint statement to push for the enforcement of the EU Deforestation Law (EUDR) on December 30, 2025, amid the ongoing attempt to weaken the regulation by a number of other stakeholders......
The Indigenous Peoples and Coalition of Civil Society Organizations wrote the Declaration of Bali as a collective commitment for the sake of a sacred relationship between humans, ancestors, and Earth......
