Johny Setiawan Mundung:
Defender of Lambangsari Forest
For all the terrorizing he receives, he never wavers in his determination to confront forest destroyers. He once rejected Rp3.5 billion to shut his mouth.
December 25, 2007
FOR Johny Setiawan Mundung, the forest is a place of nostalgia. It is the place where as a child he once hunted pigeons with his friends. He usually chased the birds right up to the very edge of the thick jungle, with a catapult strapped to his waist.
Today, at 32, Johny is the Riau Executive Director of Walhi, Indonesia’s leading environmental pressure group. His position has placed him at the forefront of the fight to keep Indonesia’s irre
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