2024 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner, Farwiza Farhan: More Women Needed in Environmental Conservation
Monday, October 14, 2024
Farwiza Farhan, the winner of the 2024 Ramon Magsaysay award talks about conservation of the Leuser Ecosystem in Aceh.
WANDERING in the forests of the Leuser Ecosystem, a vast rainforest covering 2.6 million hectares in Aceh and North Sumatra, is a daily activity for Farwiza Farhan. Deep in the wilderness of Aceh, the founder of the Hutan, Alam dan Lingkungan (HAkA) Foundation—literally Forest, Nature and Environment Aceh Foundation—meets with local communities to advocate for their rights and protect the Leuser ecosystem. Her conservation effort
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