On a small island in the waters near Jakarta, a group of women are fighting a quiet but determined battle. They are fishers first people whose lives are tied to the sea, the tides, and the narrow stretch of coast that has sustained their families for generations. Yet today the women of Pari Island find themselves defending far more than ...
The Coordinating Committee (CC) of the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) has officially begun its meeting on Pari Island, Indonesia. Gathering on this frontline island of traditional fisher peoples, the CC strengthens the collective struggle for food sovereignty, climate justice, and the rights of fisher peoples worldwide. Pari Island, part of the Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands) near Jakarta, stands ...