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How a Young Karen Defender Is Challenging Land Grabs in Thailand
Tan grew up in Mae Hong Son province, in northern Thailand, as part of a Karen Indigenous community that has lived in harmony with nature for generations. Today, he lives in Chiang Mai, where he works with the Northern Development Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting ethnic groups and farmers in rural and forest areas across…
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Rising Beyond Borders: One Alumni’s Journey to Make a Lasting Difference
Mi Tri is from an Indigenous village nestled in the remote mountains of Myanmar, where fruit trees blossom and sea cascade down from the hilltops. There, Mi Tri learnt from a young age about the importance of preserving nature and protecting the environment. As an adult, when she heard about plans to construct a coal-fired…
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Dear’s Path From MLAI Student to Environmental Leadership
When Dear began studying law in Chiang Mai, she imagined the legal system as a clear path toward fairness. But as she moved deeper into her studies, and later into work with communities affected by environmental and human rights violations, she saw how unequal that path could be. As a young Tai Lü Indigenous woman…
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With the Support of a Grant, Dara Builds a Network of Young Defenders in Cambodia
In Cambodia’s tightening civic space, where environmental defenders often face intimidation for protecting their homelands, Dara has become a steady source of resolve. An environmental defender from Cambodia, Dara works with communities to secure land rights and customary titles for ancestral, Indigenous territories under dispute. Dara participated in the EarthRights School in 2019, where he…
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Suwanee Boonyuenkul, an EarthRights School Graduate Making a Difference in her Community
Suwanee Boonyuenkul grew up with a deep connection to her Indigenous Akha heritage. Even though she left her community in Thailand to study at a young age, she always carried the lessons of her elders and the memories of the green hills of Chiang Rai with her. The Akha people believe that all things in…
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Fighting for Mossville: Carolyn Peters Won’t Stand Down
For Carolyn Peters, Mossville was once the kind of place you would read about in a storybook. She remembers the pecan and fig trees that lined her street, as well as the family picnics on perfectly trimmed lawns every Fourth of July. The seasons came in their full colors then, before the air grew heavy…
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Adrian Mouton, Carrying Forward a Family Legacy by Defending Mossville
On a July afternoon in Mossville, Louisiana, Adrian Mouton stood on the patch of land his family has tended for generations, feeling a strong sense of lineage and purpose. “My father was Edgar Mouton; he was a representative from Mossville for quite a while, as long as I can remember.” Now at nearly fifty, he…
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Wasana Chokchiwa, a Young Defender with Big Dreams
At just 24 years old, Wasana Chokchiwa has already lived a life marked by resistance, resilience, and a deep-rooted connection to her land. A member of the Karen ethnic group from Huai Hom Village in northern Thailand, Chokchiwa’s fight to protect the traditional way of life of her community has made her a voice for…
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Jan Aldwin Cutin Creates a Positive Impact on the Next Generation of Defenders
When Jan Aldwin Cutin first stepped foot in Chiang Mai, Thailand at 19 years old, it was a revelation. Raised in a small southern village of the Philippines, Cutin had never left his country before. The city opened his eyes to the wider world, and in many ways, laid the foundation for the path he…
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A Celebration in Order: EarthRights International Turns 30 This Year
EarthRights International has been creating groundbreaking legal precedent to protect environmental defenders and the land for 30 years. From the cloud forests of the Mekong river basin to the Amazon jungle, we have supported activists, defenders, and communities facing unchecked corporate power that seeks to destroy their livelihoods and natural resources. Everything began in 1995,…
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