"The Key to Improving Human Rights, Climate Resiliency, and Land Use in Indonesia: Collaboration", 4 October 2019

Much of [International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development (INFID)]’s work is at the intersection of [climate change, land use, and human rights]... [W]e understand that improving human rights positively contributes to environmental and land use issues... [W]e push for private companies... to respect human rights and the environment, to guarantee the sustainability of life around the company site as well as sustainable production for their business... One of the greatest challenges in addressing climate, land, and human rights issues is that many of the parties working at this intersection––be it governmental agencies, civil society organizations, or private sectors––often work in silos and do not adequately coordinate with one another. Thanks to the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda which necessitates multi-stakeholder collaboration, we are seeing improvement, however, we are still far from where we need to be...  The root causes of [the climate crisis, land tenure, and human rights] are interconnected, and so too are the solutions. These challenges threaten the very lives of human beings. And while it is important we work together within our respective expertise, it is essential we have cross-disciplinary collaboration to address our common problem...