{"id":60834,"date":"2025-05-20T16:06:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T08:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?page_id=60834"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:38:52","slug":"environmental-rights-for-asean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/our-work\/air-pollution\/environmental-rights-for-asean\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Rights for ASEAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Environmental Rights for ASEAN<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Greenpeace Malaysia is mobilising people nationwide to urge the government to make environmental rights a priority as Malaysia chairs ASEAN in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim\u2019s leadership, we have a rare chance to set a new regional standard: a legally binding framework that protects vulnerable communities, ensures clean air, and holds corporations accountable.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We work on three key fronts to make environmental rights a reality in Southeast Asia:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advocacy at the highest Level<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lobbying PM Anwar and ASEAN leaders to adopt a region-wide, legally binding environmental rights framework that safeguards clean air, safe water, ancestral lands, and protection from environmental harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Accountability through investigations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Exposing environmental destruction across borders, from forest fires linked to land clearing to fossil fuel expansion, and demanding justice from corporations and governments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Community power<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Amplifying the voices of Indigenous peoples like the Orang Asal and Asli, and mobilising public support. With over 10,000 signatures collected, we\u2019re proving that people across Malaysia demand bold, decisive action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Our Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We aim to drive bold campaigns and strategic actions to protect environmental rights across Malaysia and the ASEAN region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASEAN Peoples\u2019 Forum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alongside over 200 allies from across Southeast Asia, we co-hosted side events on transboundary haze and corporate responsibility at the ASEAN Peoples\u2019 Forum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Community advocacy & awareness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Through a symbolic hike at Taman Tugu, we brought people together in nature for reflection, connection, and collective action for the fight for environmental rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Research and policy recommendation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We partner with Greenpeace Indonesia to develop a research report<\/a>, building on burn scar analyses reported in 2019 which show recurring fire patterns tracing back to 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How Can You Help<\/h2>\n\n \n

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