Powering change together.
“We didn’t pause in 2024 – we moved forward, together.”
— A message by Greenpeace Southeast Asia Interim Executive Director, Jasper Inventor
As communities rose to challenge injustice, hold polluters accountable and build solutions where systems failed them, Greenpeace Southeast Asia was there; not to lead from the front, but to walk beside them. This was a year of change, yes – but not in purpose. If anything, our work grew sharper, deeper and more connected to the future we’re all trying to shape.
In 2024, Greenpeace Southeast Asia marked a significant moment as Yeb Saño, after nearly a decade of steadfast leadership, passed the torch. It was not a loss, but a turning point. Under Yeb’s guidance, the organisation grew with conviction, standing firm in the face of powerful interests and speaking truth to power. His legacy is etched across campaigns that safeguarded ecosystems, advanced climate justice and uplifted the communities at the heart of this work.
Now, we find ourselves in that in-between space – unfamiliar at times but full of potential. As Interim Executive Director, I feel both the weight and the promise of this responsibility. I draw strength from what has come before and clarity from what lies ahead. Leadership may shift, but the cause does not. It continues, alive across generations, because it speaks to something enduring: the right to a just, liveable world.
And we do not simply wait for hope. We shape it. In Indonesia, over 4,000 Indigenous Papuans reclaimed land the size of Hong Kong. In Malaysia, our haze recommendations were formally adopted. A Filipino representative stood before a French court, speaking for communities demanding justice from a major oil company. In Thailand, 12,165 people joined Greenpeace, Environmental Law Foundation (EnLaw) and Ecological Alert and Recovery (EARTH) in calling for the enactment of a Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) law.
But this is no finale. Change presses on. In the face of artificial intelligence, rising disinformation and shrinking civic space, we move with integrity, people power and imagination. And we will keep building. Together, we will deepen solidarity, amplify truth, strengthen legal action and remain rooted in justice. Because as long as there are those who care deeply, the cause – and hope – endures.
