{"id":62499,"date":"2025-08-13T13:17:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T05:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/?page_id=62499"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:37:07","slug":"indigenous-peoples-lands-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/malaysia\/our-work-2\/forests-2\/indigenous-peoples-lands-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous People’s Lands Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Indigenous People’s Lands Rights<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Indigenous Peoples have cared for their lands for generations, preserving forests, biodiversity, and culture. But today, their rights are under threat from deforestation, land grabs, and destructive industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities to defend their rights to land, life, and self-determination.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Our Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Community-led advocacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We support Indigenous leaders in raising their voices on national and global platforms, amplifying their calls for justice and recognition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Land rights recognition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We push governments and corporations to respect Indigenous land rights and uphold legal protections. No development should happen without Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Center justice and equity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our work is built on long-term partnerships rooted in respect. We recognize Indigenous Peoples as frontline leaders in protecting nature and advancing climate justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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

We use art installations, creative activism, and policy recommendations to expose the real cost of haze pollution and demand long-term solutions. These actions center the voices of communities who are often left behind, those breathing the dirtiest air with the least protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, plans to develop the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve, home to the Temuan people and already 97% destroyed, sparked mass resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greenpeace joined Indigenous leaders and the PHSKLU coalition, mobilising 45,000+ objections through legal action, creative resistance, and public pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By November, the Selangor Assembly voted to protect forest reserves. We continue pushing for KLNFR\u2019s full regazettement and permanent protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kampung Kelaik Temiar Land Rights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Temiar community of Kg Kelaik in Kelantan is fighting to reclaim their ancestral lands after years of harmful encroachment. Pollution and forest destruction have threatened their way of life since 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2021, three residents filed a lawsuit against companies and state agencies. The court case is still ongoing. We\u2019ve joined a coalition of civil society allies to support their legal fight and amplify their voices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This case isn\u2019t just about land. It\u2019s about justice, dignity, and the rights of Indigenous people to protect their home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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