Indonesia

Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (Indonesian Forum for the Environment) was founded in 1980 and joined FoEI in 1989. WALHI is the largest and oldest environmental advocacy NGO in Indonesia. WALHI unites more than 450 NGO's throughout Indonesia's vast archipelago, with independent offices and grassroot constituencies located in 24 of the nation's 31 provinces. Its newsletter is published in both English and the native language. WALHI works on a wide range of issues, including conflict over access to natural resources, indigenous rights, marginalization of communities, pollution, deforestation, climate change, and biodiversity conservation.