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Sounding the Alarm Annual Report 2019 INSIDE THIS REPORT

"We will continue guiding our young "Yes, our oceans need saving, people, who, like Greta, are growing but so do the thousands of more and more indignant and Southeast Asian fishing migrants increasingly finding out that they who depend on the marine are not powerless.'' environment for their livelihood."

Page 03 - Message from Page 22 - Oceans the Executive Director

"Such a declaration was the first of “Youth councillors were its kind by a national human rights engaged to develop diet-for- institution and was a vindication ordinances and health for the communities leading the policies.” movement to demand ..." Page 26 - Food for

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“Indonesia’s forests saw their worst "Our work in is fires since the crisis of 2015...” only possible thanks to the millions of people who fund our Page 12 - Forests Protection activities across the globe."

Page 32 – Financials

“Southeast Asia refuses to be the world’s dumpsite.”

Page 16 - Plastic Pollution

2 Annual Report 2019 Message from the Executive Director Breaking MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BoundariesHope in a New Generation

At the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, I watched deliver her impassioned speech. “How dare you!,” she thundered at world leaders as she berated We must mount athem significant for not doing enough response to address the climate emergency. to these growing challenges. It’s more t that moment, I was transported to six years important than ever toago take at the UN Summita stand, in Warsaw, where I talked exposing root causes,about working the staggering devastationwith Typhoon Haiyan A wreaked in my country, the . Back then, I had dared deniers to see firsthand

Thai Communities join Global Break Communities join Global Break Right: Thai Fuels Free activities against Fossil communities, andthe defending effects of climate-driven our calamities rights. throughout the world, including the Philippines. In New York, Greta brought renewed hope that change would be possible. At Greenpeace, we’re on a mission to save the planet from Throughout the year, we raised the alarm on environmental destruction, defend human communities from fromGreta also power stood plants at Battery that were Park, threatening rallying hundreds the health of exploitation, and build a better future for all. Over the years, andthousands of ofpeople people across to demand Southeast action Asia. from Our world own leaders we’ve achieved many victories for the planet, but with each teamgathered of firefighters, in New York. with I stood volunteers and witnessed from Indonesia how this and year that passes the scale of the world’s problems seems to Malaysia,amazing continuedyoung woman its effort made to people help stop believe the destructionin hope for of intensify. peatlandour future. forests. Building We usedon the creativity: global momentum electronic musicinspired raised 2017 ANNUAL 2017 REPORT awarenessby Greta’s forcourage our rainforests, and conviction, and through in 2019, a Greenpeacedramatic art In 2017, U.S. President, Donald Trump announced the U.S. installation,Southeast Asiawe called provided for an opportunities end to plastic for pollution young people in our to would be withdrawing from the Paris accord on climate oceans.dare make We theiralso worked voices heard.with young Right people, across ourthe planet’sregion, we change, striking a major blow to international efforts to keep future,saw young to pave people the way stepping for sustainable up and taking food partand infarming. protests global temperatures well below 2 degrees Celsius. Inlike our never quest before. for climate justice, we stood with communities in amplifying our call to hold big polluters accountable The year then went on to become the hottest on record, andBut helpedwe need rally your the support world to more #breakfree than ever from in fossilwarding fuels. off maintaining a trend that is now strikingly alarming. Extreme Wemore also serious achieved threats a significant to our forests, victory: oceans, a global food campaign security weather continued to batter Southeast Asia, displacing thatand took our rightson the to world’s a safe largest and peaceful company ecology. resulted We hope in you'll millions and damaging livelihoods. The year also heard the protectingcontinue journeyingseafood workers with us, and especially reducing as destructive we go full fishing blast global alarm bells ringing on plastic waste in the oceans practices.on our 3-year strategic plan, focusing on campaigns that and on land. Studies revealed that the number of intact will allow us to reach new levels of strategic partnership forest landscapes globally plummeted, while the level of Alland proof value that in theif we organisation. push further, we can overcome even the continued to rise. Amid all this, democratic most daunting challenge and achieve great things together. space globally and in the region continued to shrink, while ThisWe willyear continue we also expandedguiding our our young reach people, opening who, a new like office terror attacks, human conflict and human rights abuses have inGreta, Malaysia. are growing more and more indignant and are escalated. increasingly finding out that they are not powerless. The Greenpeace Southeast Asia Atyouth Greenpeace, are tomorrow’s we have leaders a big, butbold also aspiration today’s togame make changers, our We must mount a significant response to these growing great again. challenging everyone, including themselves, to do more for provided opportunities for challenges. It’s more important than ever to take a stand, their communities and for the environment. Greenpeace exposing root causes, working with communities, and This is a shout out to all our supporters and volunteers who Southeast Asia gathers inspiration from these young people, young people to dare make defending our rights. More is demanded of us - we need to share this aspiration. Without you, we would not have been whose passionate vigilance has the potential and the power go beyond our comfort zones and confront and challenge able to break boundaries. We look forward to winning more to change the world. their voices heard. Right what is wrong. We need to break boundaries. campaigns with you in the coming years. across the region, we saw In 2017, we pushed the envelope in all our campaigns, young people stepping up breaking boundaries to change the world and create lasting impact. Greenpeace is known for its peaceful, high-profile and taking part in protests creative actions meant to catalyse this transformation. We Yeb Saño investigate environmental crimes, pursue action rather than Yeb Saño Executive Director like never before. just words, and inspire people to confront governments and Executive Director Greenpeace Southeast Asia corporations as we work to enable solutions. Greenpeace Southeast Asia

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With One Voice Almost two decades after the birth of Greenpeace Southeast Asia, we discover that we have a lot to be grateful for. Standing out, though, is the astounding growth of people power across the region.

hanks to our supporters, a wave of alleged human rights the huge gaps between our current staff and donors, we were abuses in distant-water fishing fleets. condition and the goals to reduce able to forward our Through collaborations with like- emissions in Southeast Asia based advocacies and take a unified minded organisations, investigations, on the . Tstand against abusive systems. When policy reforms and public campaigns, the illegal importations of plastic scrap we hope to finally put an end to Time and time again, we’ve proven and e-waste was bypassed at the the exploitative practices in the how our united front can spark 34th ASEAN Summit held in Thailand, commercial . meaningful change. Southeast Asia we released a regional petition to call may be diverse in cultures and on our leaders to create policies that Because there is strength in numbers, ethnicity, but our greatest strength address the waste importation crisis. we tap into the potential power of lies in our interconnectedness. To save our youth, whose sheer numbers, our region and the rest of the world, While the Bangkok Declaration and the affinity to technology, and ability to we count on your continued support. ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine raise awareness are proving to be We speak as one, working towards our Debris sought to deal with plastic positive and promising traits for the common goals of protecting people pollution in the region, we pointed out . and the planet. the framework’s shortcomings, which include focusing on marine-debris In our twenty-year journey, management instead of reducing the Greenpeace Southeast Asia has production of single-use plastics. In come a long way, but there is still much one voice, we emphasised the need for work to be done. We are still facing upstream work, since plastics are not a the challenges of the worsening litter problem but a pollution one. climate emergency, ongoing forest Hundreds of people, from around 16 destruction and the widespread use cities in Indonesia, participate in Our regional extended to our and development of fossil fuels across a mass-rally in the capital Jakarta oceans work too, where we uncovered this region. A priority is to close during a global day of Climate strikes.

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1 . A l e x a n d r a 3. Jerald Joseph 5. Angela Chen 7. Wahyu Dhyatmika Laforie-Yates Jerald has been a defender Joining the Board in 2019, Wahyu is the editor-in-chief Alexandra brings to the and trainer at local and Angela brings with her years of Tempo Magazine, the Board extensive experience international levels on of experience in strategic flagship publication of Tempo in auditing, finance, human rights issues, planning, fundraising, Media Group, an independent project management, crisis especially on the rights of programme management news organisation in management, strategic Indigenous Peoples and and business development Indonesia well known for development and the the elimination of racial for non-profit and for-profit its investigative reporting. governance of large-scale discrimination. He has served organisations in Asia and He is also a board member of international organisations, as a member of various Africa. With her strong belief the Alliance of Independent including Greenpeace organisations including in the power of education, Journalists (AJI) and the International. She the Commonwealth Angela has taken leading secretary-general of the completed the International Foundation Advisory roles in education reform- Association of Indonesian Organisations MBA program Body, the Asian South related programmes for Cyber Media (AMSI), where at the University of Geneva. Pacific Bureau for Adult organisations including he works to help strengthen Education (ASPBAE) and the World Bank, and was Indonesia’s press freedom. 2. Melizel Asuncion the International Steering the Asia Regional Director In 2015, he completed A lawyer by profession, Committee of the UN World for the Educational his Nieman Fellowship Melizel is the senior Conference against Racism Development Center (EDC) at Harvard University. director for operations (WCAR). He is currently for ten years. Angela is a at Verité Southeast Asia the commissioner of the graduate of International 8. Suzy Hutomo (VSEA). Concurrently, she Human Rights Commission Affairs, Economic Policy Suzy is an , remains part of the VSEA of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) and Management at Columbia activist, an advocate and Stakeholder advisor of Pusat KOMAS, University and has been living of gender equality, a pioneer Engagement Programs, a human rights popular in Thailand for almost of eco-friendly business, leading the Policy Advocacy communications centre. two decades. a marine conservationist Unit. Melizel’s background and a corporate in human rights, including 4. Yong Kai Ping 6. Dr. Sasie leader. working with labour and An environmental activist, Smittipatana She is also an accredited migrant workers, indigenous Kai Ping focuses on Dr Sasie is an presenter of ’s peoples and women, brings harnessing new media environmentalist, Climate Reality Project. a wealth of experience to and digital technology to psychologist and leader in the board. enhance the influence of marketing and research “wide engagement activism”. in Southeast Asia. She has He also has an extensive extensive experience in background in building business management and is grassroots movements. an active entrepreneur.

5 CLIMATE AND ENERGY

A First for Climate Justice

A historic moment for the Climate Justice movement in Southeast Asia came in December 2019. The Commission of Human Rights (CHR) of the Philippines concluded its climate change and human rights inquiry at the end of the year and on the sidelines of the UN climate change talks (COP25) in Madrid gave us a glimpse of its conclusions.

he initial pronouncements of the CHR give hope for a people’s victory. The findings show that Majors—i.e. Tthe 47 investor—owned and cement corporations named in the inquiry, including ExxonMobil, Shell, BP, Total, and Chevron—played a clear role in anthropogenic climate change and its impacts. The CHR said that Carbon Majors have an obligation to respect human rights, and that they may be held legally and morally liable in instances where they have been proven to have engaged in acts of obstruction and wilful obfuscation. These findings provide a basis for the Philippine government to issue policies declaring a climate emergency and/or laws that look at climate change from a human rights lens. Other governments can be inspired by this declaration and follow suit. It could also encourage more climate survivors to named in the CHR investigation. For Eight (8) activists climb on top of a file cases while putting pressure on the four days young people participated crude oil silo and unfurl a banner world’s richest companies to prioritise in peaceful solo protests held at Shell’s with the words “Shell, stop burning people over profit. Headquarters in one of Manila’s bustling our future” at the Shell Batangas financial districts. They were joined by refinery, south of Manila. Such a declaration was the first of its kind people from all walks of life, including by a national human rights institution and anti-coal advocates, a fisherman, and was a vindication for the communities other survivors of Super Typhoon leading the movement to demand Haiyan, to remind Shell, and other unfurl a banner that said, “Shell, Climate Justice across Southeast Asia. Carbon Majors, to “face the people.” stop burning our future!” With a giant siren in tow, activists demanded On the ground, Greenpeace Philippines At the same time, Greenpeace activists accountability from Carbon Majors like activists and supporters bravely engaged blockaded the Shell refinery in Batangas Shell that continue to profit from fossil with Shell, one of the Carbon Majors Province and scaled one of its silos to fuel-driven climate catastrophes.

6 Representatives from communities, together with Greenpeace activists, blockade the entrance to the Shell Batangas refinery, south of Manila.

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Declaring a Climate Emergency

In the Philippines, Greenpeace volunteers marched to the presidential palace to call on the government to declare a climate emergency.

Workers repair damaged buildings in the aftermath of Typhoon Kammuri in Legazpi City, in the province of Albay, Philippines.

With climate-related disasters regularly bringing devastation to the country, Greenpeace Philippines partnered with FeedPh and the Good Food Community in sourcing food from local farmers and distributing it at evacuation camps. This was in response to the usual practice of giving unhealthy processed food in his came after Typhoon essential lighting and telecommunication single-use packaging to evacuees. Kammuri forced about 500 equipment—an important display of how thousand residents in the is more reliable than Strikes for Climate Bicol region to flee from their electricity or gasoline during Throughout 2019, Bangkok, Jakarta, Thomes, and non-stop rains inundated such a crisis. Kuala Lumpur, and Manila saw a series communities in the Northern Philippines of youth-led climate strikes that made over a week-long period. Kammuri, With the Philippines ranked as the headlines for their creativity and the 20th typhoon to hit the country second most affected by climate change boldness, including a so-called “die-in” in 2019, not only brought strong rains in 2018, and the fourth among long-term conducted in several cities. that knocked out power, but also climate-impacted countries, Greenpeace catastrophes such as flash floods Philippines urged the President to In September, Greenpeace staff and and landslides. declare a climate emergency. This call volunteers joined students and youth included demands for the immediate groups from across the region in street Greenpeace played an active role in the drafting of climate-centred policies protests and creative online activism subsequent disaster response in the that hold carbon-producing companies to press governments and polluting worst affected areas by installing a solar accountable for climate change impacts, industries to show urgency and generator set at the Municipal Disaster and demands that industrialised nations leadership in enacting solutions to the Risk Reduction Management Office radically reduce their emissions by climate emergency, and prevent global of Polangui, Albay Province, to power phasing out fossil fuels like coal. temperatures from rising further.

8 Hundreds of young people hold banners during a protest in front of Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Bangkok as part of the Global Strike 4 .

In September, Greenpeace staff and volunteers joined students and youth groups from across the region in street protests and creative online activism. CLIMATE AND ENERGY

provincial hospitals, cutting down not only their carbon emissions but also their electricity bills.

Prioritising Clean Energy During his 2019 State of the Nation Address, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte acknowledged the when he mandated the Department of Energy to tap into the country’s renewable energy potential. But instead of rolling out policies for the energy shift, the government greenlighted 28 new coal projects.

Greenpeace Philippines released a report exposing expansion plans by the country’s biggest energy companies. #RighttoCleanAir matter (PM2.5) pollution was finally Aside from showing how these plans In Southeast Asia, air pollution factored into the country’s Air Quality would more than double the county’s continued to be a major threat to Index calculation. PM2.5 monitoring coal consumption, the report also public health. According to the 2018 stations also increased to more than debunked the energy industry- World Air Quality Report, prepared 60 across the country and, after a series propagated myths of coal being in collaboration with Greenpeace of senate meetings, a committee on air cheaper, when renewable energy Southeast Asia, the Indonesian capital, pollution was organised. To put further has been proven, time and time Jakarta, was found to be the region’s pressure on the government to address again, to be the sustainable, safer, most polluted city. In response to a the PM 2.5 problem, Greenpeace, and more affordable choice. citizen lawsuit, built on Greenpeace together with Change.org, handed over Indonesia’s long-term campaign linking a petition with 20,660 signatures to Meanwhile, Greenpeace Indonesia the country’s poor air quality to coal the Pollution Control Department. continued its legal action against the power plants, the Jakarta Governor expansion of the Celukan Bawang Coal issued an air quality monitoring Solar Rooftops Power Plant in , working closely instruction for clean air aimed at Greenpeace Thailand gathered public with coal-impacted communities. improving air quality standards support in urging the Energy Regulatory Research, co-produced with Udayana and monitoring. Commission to require a net-metering University, resulted in the Bali Solar measure that encourages residents Rooftop Roadmap being distributed In Thailand, its most polluted cities to build solar rooftops. Community among stakeholders, prompting the were identified with the help of engagement was further strengthened Bali governor to issue a clean energy Greenpeace-assisted reports. For four through the Thailand Solar Fund, which regulation for the province to years, Greenpeace Thailand has been Greenpeace initiated with 14 other gradually phase out coal. pressuring the government to improve organisations. Through a crowdfunding air quality standards, and in 2019 the campaign, volunteers were able to In Jakarta, plans to install solar panels in real state of Thailand’s particulate install 30-kilowatt solar panels in 7 90 schools were boosted by the creation

Greenpeace activists hold a theatrical action at the Forestry and Environment Ministry office in response to worsening air pollution in Jakarta.

Supporters hold a banner as Langsuan hospital in Chumphon province becomes Thailand's second solar hospital thanks to crowdfunded donations from the Thailand Solar Fund.

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VOLUNTEER VOICES

Supplementing Greenpeace Indonesia’s clean energy campaign was the documentary, Sexy Killers, which reached 31 million views on YouTube.

MANOCH “NOOM” SIRIWATANAKUL Noom, whose daughters are also Greenpeace volunteers, was part of the team that sailed from Thailand to Singapore in 2018. His volunteer work includes being part of the teams that set up solar panels on hospital rooftops.

"I like and agree with Greenpeace campaigns because there is a clear work plan and they know what they want to campaign about. I’m impressed with everything because it gives a fair voice to our world and I want to be a part of it."

of the Greenpeace Indonesia Solar landmarks and unfurling banners with Generation team. It is actively involved messages relating to the demand to use Residents watch the Sexy Killers in building technical knowledge and clean and renewable energy and other movie during its screening in capacity for high schools as part of a . Roban Timur, Sengon Village, longer term goal for young people to lead Subah sub-district, Batang, and implement Indonesia’s future energy Supplementing Greenpeace Indonesia’s Central Java, Indonesia. transition to renewables. clean energy campaign was the documentary, Sexy Killers, which reached Greenpeace Indonesia activists Greenpeace staff and volunteers held 31 million views on YouTube, sparking climb the iconic Welcome statue two activities in October to mark the widespread public discussion around the in Jakarta and unfurl a banner re-election of Indonesian President Joko ties between the country's coal industry reading "Good Man Chooses Widodo, climbing two iconic Jakarta and its political elite. Good Energy.

11 FOREST PROTECTION

Saving Our Forests In 2019 climate change fuelled devastating wildfires across the globe. Indonesia’s forests saw their worst fires since the crisis of 2015, prompting Greenpeace volunteer firefighters, with the help of community members, firefighters, and local authorities, to battle the dangerous peat blazes. They spent 3 months on the frontline in one of the longest ground operations in the history of Greenpeace.

nce again in 2019, a toxic haze blanketed parts of Indonesia. In rural areas near the fires, people were left Oscrambling for masks especially for their children as hospitals failed to cope with a deluge of respiratory patients.

Greenpeace Indonesia distributed masks, medical kits and air purifiers among communities and documented the plight of those forced to take respite in so-called hospital “oxygen houses” that provided oxygen therapy for haze victims. From one of these oxygen houses, we shared the story of baby Rafa, a 50-day-old child, who needed immediate medical attention after his lungs filled with smoke.

The haze, which extended to Malaysia, destroyed vital ecosystems and affected as , Mondelēz, Nestlé, and A silhouette of a house amongst forest fires burning close to more than 33 million people, disrupting Procter & Gamble (P&G), as well as Palangkaraya city, Central flights and school operations, and top traders, are fuelling the Kalimantan, Indonesia. creating about a million respiratory climate emergency by purchasing from infection cases. Air quality levels producers linked to Indonesia’s peatland dropped to “unhealthy” in Singapore, fires. That shattered the veneer of the “very unhealthy” in Southern Peninsular corporations’ sustainable and pro- Malaysia, and “hazardous” in environment operations while exposing Malaysian Borneo. their dealings with traders and suppliers groups extensively linked to ongoing Analysis from Greenpeace International deforestation, peatland drainage and revealed consumer-goods giants, such fires in Indonesia.

12 Rafa, a 50 days old baby, is held by his mother while he receives oxygen treatment at Doris Sylvanus public hospital in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia after forest fires pollute the air with a thick and unhealthy haze.

Baby Rafa was only one of the thousands of young children who suffered from the effects of forest fires in 2019, in which more than 1.6 million hectares of Indonesian forest burned to the ground. FOREST PROTECTION

VOLUNTEER VOICES

TAUFIK SAPUTRA Taufik is a volunteer leader based in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

“I joined Greenpeace because I found my soul here. In 2019 I led an activity for International Forest Day by planting trees and socialising in the forest with the community near the river as part of gaining awareness.”

Children are given protective masks In August 2019, Greenpeace stepped As it has done in the past, by the Greenpeace Indonesia Forest back from its engagement with Wilmar, Greenpeace Indonesia continues Fire Prevention (FFP) team and a Unilever and Mondelēz to develop a to fight for the country's forests local NGO in Palangkaraya city, transparent, independent and multi- through investigations, company Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. stakeholder monitoring platform research, and community engagement, for the palm oil sector after these compelling industries to fulfil their A Greenpeace banner reading companies repeatedly broke their pledge to end deforestation by "Fight the Forest Destroyer" is left 2018 promise to clean supply chains the end of 2020. hanging on the Dirgantara statue in and put a stop to deforestation. Upon Jakarta, Indonesia. further investigation, a subsidiary of Following the re-election of Indonesian the Genting Group, a Malaysian-owned President Joko Widodo, Greenpeace palm oil company, was found to be activists hung banners with messages among the top 10 companies having relating to forest protection and other the largest burned areas on their environmental issues from two of land concessions. Jakarta's most famous landmarks.

14 A student wearing a protective mask holds a sign during a protest in front of an air quality control board that shows unhealthy levels of pollution due to forest fires in Palangkaraya city, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. PLASTIC POLLUTION

No Space for Waste

In June, Greenpeace called on Southeast Asian leaders attending the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to include the issue of foreign waste imports on their agenda.

Activists hold banners during a protest, including Greenpeace activists and community representatives, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand during the 2019 ASEAN Summit in Bangkok.

for the Philippine government to ratify the Ban Amendment, which prohibits the transboundary movement of all hazardous waste, for any reason, including recycling.

The influx of imported plastic waste from n a policy brief, titled Southeast advertising billboard, driving home the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) Asia’s Struggle Against the message that Southeast Asia refuses to companies also propelled Greenpeace Plastic Waste Trade, Greenpeace be the world’s dumpsite. Malaysia to picket in front of the Nestlé recommended the immediate ban of office in Petaling Jaya. Protesters handed Iplastic waste imports, outlined a regional In the Philippines, Greenpeace and a letter to Nestlé, demanding that it roadmap to massively reduce single-use partner groups bade goodbye to remove single-use plastics from its plastic production, and called for ASEAN thousands of tonnes of waste shipment supply chains. nations to adopt economies grounded on from sent to the Philippines zero-waste approaches. from 2013 to 2014, ending a six-year In Indonesia, Greenpeace collected saga of calling out the government for more than 6,000 plastic waste samples As delegates from the 10 member-states its inaction. Following an exposé of from its coastal cleanups across 8 cities. arrived in Bangkok, a mountain of another waste shipment from South The gathered data was submitted to the plastic and electronic wastes greeted Korea, Greenpeace also partnered with Break Free from Plastic (BFFP) global them outside the Ministry of Foreign other environmental groups, in both the movement and released as part of the Affairs. Greenpeace Thailand and other Philippines and South Korea, to pressure Brand Audit 2019 Report. Greenpeace advocacy groups held a protest with “No both governments into an agreement to Indonesia also published a report Space for Waste” banners, including one ensure the waste is returned. Greenpeace summarising its brand audits results hung by activists overnight on a massive joined local groups in reiterating the call since 2016.

16 Greenpeace activists hold a banner saying "STOP SINGLE-USE PLASTIC" next to a barge carrying waste through Manila Bay in the Philippines.

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VOLUNTEER VOICES

ABDUL HALIM AND MUHAIDATUL ISMAH Since 2017, this Greenpeace recommended husband-and-wife the immediate ban of plastic waste team from Malaysia has planned, organised imports, outlined a regional roadmap and led programmes for Greenpeace volunteers. to massively reduce single-use plastic By partnering with the production, and called for ASEAN NGO, Good Deeds, Abdul and Muhaidatul nations to adopt economies grounded spearhead programmes on moringa tree planting, on zero-waste approaches. planting and vermicomposting.

“Our volunteering To raise awareness of the global experience with waste trade, Greenpeace Indonesia Greenpeace in 2019 released a photo of the Burangkeng was awesome because Landfill, in Bekasi City, West Java of the opportunity we showing garbage shipped from the had to lead activities. United States, and Canada. We were given In response, the Environmental chances to propose, Ministry published a regulation on plan, coordinate and the Roadmap of Waste Reduction in execute activities for December. A Greenpeace banner saying "Politicians volunteers with support talk, leaders stop haze and plastic pollution" from Greenpeace staff. In Jakarta, Greenpeace partnered hangs on a giant billboard during the first Among the activities with a Muslim clerical body day of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok. led by volunteers were to promote Green Ramadan, a beach cleaning, moringa project which wove environmental Greenpeace Indonesia's Urban People tree planting and protection into religious values by Power (UPP) campaigner, Muharram Atha guerrilla composting.” urging the public to avoid littering Rasyadi, holds a piece of imported plastic and single-use plastic during waste during a visit to the Burangkeng festivities. landfill site in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia.

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A Greenpeace underwater photo of a crab trapped in a plastic cup, taken in the waters of the Verde Island Passage, went viral and showed how plastic pollution is impacting some of the world’s most important and precious marine ecosystems.

Defeating the Plastic Monster impacting some of the world’s A crab trapped inside a In March, the Rainbow Warrior most important and precious discarded Zagu milk tea cup visited the Philippines to target fast marine ecosystems. is found during a Greenpeace moving consumer goods (FMCG) investigation in the Verde Island corporations that are major contributors Aside from Manila, the Rainbow Passage in the Philippines. The to the global plastic crisis. It was the Warrior visited Cebu City, where area is considered the epicentre first in a series of global spotlights over two thousand volunteers collected of global marine . to highlight how single-use plastics 25 tonnes of garbage from along produced by big brands have become the Lahug River. Brand audits were a menace to Southeast Asia. conducted to help identify the top single-use plastic producers. A Greenpeace underwater photo of a crab trapped in a plastic cup, After two weeks of open-boat taken in the waters of the Verde activities, that raised public awareness Island Passage, went viral and of the plastic crisis, the spotlight was showed how plastic pollution is turned on Europe. At the headquarters

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VOLUNTEER VOICES

NADINE LUSTRE Actress, singer and director, Nadine Lustre supported Greenpeace Philippines' ' It Back: Plastic Ship Tour' and used her social media accounts to promote her advocacy of protecting the ocean with her millions of followers online.

"We are part of everything and everything we do to harm the Earth will come back to us, maybe not now, but in the future... We are lucky to have a home that has everything we need. Let's be grateful and start taking care of it... I think this is the right campaign for me. My biggest contribution will be awareness."

Accompanied by a serpent-like of two of the world’s biggest fast moving plastic monster, Greenpeace and consumer goods companies—Unilever, other environmental activists display headquartered in the placards during a march to Nestle’s and Nestle, headquartered in Philippine headquarters in Manila. Switzerland—Filipino­ representatives told their stories of the impacts Hundreds of people march through of plastic pollution. Jakarta's business district during a mass anti-plastic rally in the In talks with the heads of the Indonesian capital. two companies, Greenpeace and its partners reaffirmed its stand that plastic pollution is a global environmental crisis that must be addressed at source by cleaning up supply chains and production methods to phase out single-use plastic.

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VOLUNTEER VOICES

CATALINO “TITING” ROSALES An active #BreakFreeFromPlastic advocate, Titing helps mobilise communities and local governments in Cebu, Philippines to kick the plastic habit. To drum up the arrival of the Rainbow Warrior, he helped organise a photo-shoot that showed the possible future of Valentine’s Day. The photo, which showed a romantic date in a landfill, went viral. Together with his kids, Jasmine and Joshua, he volunteered on board the Rainbow Warrior as a tour guide and community organiser when it visited Cebu.

"I felt proud. As a father, Sustainable Lifestyles A speaker from SuperBee, an and as an eco-warrior, Addressing plastic pollution in a enterprise supporting plastic- volunteering with my creative way was “Make SMTHNG free living through sustainable, kids for Greenpeace Week” launched in Jakarta, Kuala ethically-made goods, explains how alongside my 5 Pcs Lumpur and Bangkok. Participants to make reusable beeswax wrap at Daily Habit and Basura engaged in activities promoting a a Greenpeace event. Run family was among sustainable lifestyle, such as upcycling my proudest, most clothes, home gardening, and a fashion A participant plants a tree at a fulfilling moments." swap. Greenpeace youth partners workshop during Make SMTHNG in the Philippines supported the Week 2019 in Jakarta. Reuse Revolution push by engaging communities, businesses and local governments which have implemented programmes for the reuse, reduction and elimination of single-use packaging in their operations.

21 OCEANS

Protecting Lives on the High Seas Yes, our oceans need saving, but so do the thousands of Southeast Asian fishing migrants who depend on the marine environment for their livelihood.

n 2019, Greenpeace Southeast Asia launched Seabound: The Journey to Modern Slavery on the High Seas, an investigative report Ilaying bare the inhumane living and working conditions of Indonesians and Filipinos in foreign-owned distant water fleets.

According to the Agency, as of June 2019, some 21,994 migrant fishers from Indonesia and 7,730 from the Philippines were reportedly working on Taiwanese distant water fishing vessels. Combined, they represent the majority of migrant fishers on Taiwan’s distant water fleets—a two billion US dollar industry and one of the top five distant water fishing fleets on the high seas.

Central to this report are allegations relating to 13 foreign fishing vessels where 34 Indonesian migrant fishers reported conditions which suggested signs of forced labour. Four main Some 21,994 migrant complaints have been identified: deception involving 11 foreign fishers from Indonesia and 7,730 from

A fisherman unloads the the Philippines are reportedly catch at Tegal port, Central Java, Indonesia. Fishing is working on Taiwanese distant the primary source of work water fishing vessels. for many people living in the northern coast area of Java.

22 Labour activists from the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI), Women Solidarity, Migrant Worker Network, Human Rights Working Group and Legal Aid Institute Jakarta (LBH) hold a protest in front of the Ministry of Manpower office in Jakarta to commemorate Migrant Day 2019. OCEANS

VOLUNTEER fishing vessels; withholding of wages Meanwhile, Greenpeace Philippines, VOICES involving 9 foreign fishing vessels; a member of the Department of excessive overtime involving 8 foreign Justice's Inter-Agency Committee fishing vessels; alleged physical and Against Trafficking, conducted a sexual abuse involving 7 foreign series of round-table discussions fishing vessels. with key stakeholders, including the Department of Labor and Prior to the report’s launch, Employment (DOLE). While the Greenpeace Indonesia held a press Philippines has not yet ratified the conference with representatives Work in Fishing Convention, C-188 from the Coordinating Ministry for adopted by the International Labour Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Labour, Organization to ensure the safety and the Ministry of Transportation to and health of fishers, DOLE has discuss policy gaps that allow human issued a department order, which rights abuses to go unpunished in the has elements of C-188 but applies industry. With the Indonesian only to Filipino fishers working Migrant Workers Union (SBMI) and onboard Philippine-flagged the Indonesian Seafarers Movement fishing vessels. SYAHPUTRIE (PPI), Greenpeace Indonesia reviewed RAMADHANIE the national act on the protection To empower small-scale local Syahputrie is a volunteer of migrant workers and formulated fishers and improve their practices, leader who coordinated steps to eliminate unethical Greenpeace Thailand helped analyse the 2019 Ocean recruitment practices. the Fisheries Act. Due to major Defender's expedition fisheries reforms in Thailand, the to South Sulawesi, As the Seabound report gained European Commission finally lifted Indonesia for the Save international attention, prompting the country’s yellow card status, Spermonde campaign. further investigations from other easing the seafood trade between agencies, Greenpeace Indonesia Thailand and the European Union. "Greenpeace has taught launched a joint investigation paper In order to ensure the reforms are me how to advocate with SBMI that helped to expose fully implemented, Greenpeace issues and influence 6 local manning agencies connected Southeast Asia continues its ocean the government, both to the alleged abuse outlined fisheries works through the Beyond in the report. Seafood campaign in 2020-2021. directly and through

online media. Bearing witness to the damage and planning a campaign strategy have made me "fall in love" with Greenpeace campaigns, which I always support.”

A fisherman unloads the catch at Tegal port, Central Java, Indonesia. Fishing is the primary source of work for many people living in the northern coast area of Java.

24 A former construction worker applies for work as a migrant fisherman in Tegel, Central Java, Indonesia.

25 FOOD FOR LIFE

Sowing the Seeds of Sustainability Through its programmes in 2019, Greenpeace Southeast Asia promoted a healthier and more sustainable diet for people and the planet.

reenpeace Thailand turned to celebrity chefs, scientists, doctors and schools to help highlight the worrying link Gbetween industrial meat production and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), calling for the government to introduce a clear food labelling system for meat products.

During World Meat-Free Week, Greenpeace collaborated with Krua.co, a media outfit which focuses on food and culture, to organise a vegetable cooking workshop for parents in Bangkok. Talks revolved around the connection between livestock production and climate change, and the benefits of a plant-based diet.

In the Philippines, Greenpeace challenged young people to eat less meat and more vegetables. Through a series of camps for the youth group #IAmHampasLupa, 50 new young food activists helped raise awareness of the risks of meat consumption for our health and the planet. Here’s something to chew on: did you know that animal products are Children gamely wear vegetable responsible for approximately 60% masks at a workshop held in Pasig City in the Philippines to connect of food-related climate emissions? children’s health and nutrition to environmental health.

26 A child holds a vegetable sushi roll during World Meat-Free Week in Bangkok. FOOD FOR LIFE

Right: A healthy vegetarian meal prepared during a workshop held in Pasig City in the Philippines to help families and communities understand the links between children’s health and nutrition and environmental health.

Below: Chef Nancy Dizon- Edralin of Green Leaf Culinaire shares some easy to prepare plant based recipes for schoolchildren in the Philippines.

#IAmHampasLupa also held talks helped members to self-produce and country’s largest lake, Laguna de with local governments to promote screen video shorts about indigenous Bay. The joint-authored fact-finding eco-agriculture and the transition food in their communities. report was presented at the 11th Global towards more sustainable plant-based Conference on Investigative Journalism diets. Youth councillors were engaged Greenpeace collaborated with the in Hamburg, Germany, and the 1st to develop diet-for-climate ordinances Philippine Center for Investigative National Conference on Investigative and health policies. To help grow the Journalism to help generate awareness Journalism in the Philippines. Through movement, Greenpeace Philippines about the environmental impacts forums with local policymakers, the held sessions on video production and of industrial farming, such as forest report became the basis for proposed communication techniques which degradation and the pollution of the local ordinances.

28 A young girl wears a cut out carrot costume at a workshop held in Pasig City in the Philippines to connect children's health and nutrition to environmental health. OUR DONORS

2019 ACTIVE DONORS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

6,355 2,277 Greenpeace Southeast Asia 52,299 36,254 7,413

MALAYSIA PHILIPPINES THAILAND INDONESIA Shivani Edlyn Ortega Preuk Vuri Kristanto Sothirachagan Sutheerawatthana “I was discussing with “I joined Greenpeace in “Working with the my son Enzo how he wants “Since we're part of the 2018 when the Rainbow Greenpeace Malaysia oceans to be protected environment, our quality of Warrior came to Jakarta. online Plastic Campaign so that there will always life is directly affected by I hope that we can start has been a huge learning be corals. If there are the health of the physical treating the environment experience, in that it corals, sea animals will environment. We should, and wildlife we have much has taught me how to have a place to live in. therefore, care about better because this planet reduce plastic usage in They will also have food. environmental issues is the only home we have. small and big ways in our And most importantly, for ourselves and future I would love to see that everyday lives—like using different species will generations. I support future generations are still reusable containers and survive...As a mom, I Greenpeace because it is able to visit our rainforests cloth shopping bags. It really want our family to a credible international or see has also provided me support Greenpeace so campaigning organisation. with their own eyes, not with the knowledge that that Enzo and all children Its personnel, equipment from pictures or stories.” just because plastic may will still have a future with as well as management be recyclable, it doesn’t a healthy environment, rich systems are efficient and at guarantee that it will be. and beautiful (since standards widely accepted. I have also learned about nature was originally like All these make me feel that microplastics and the that until people messed supporting Greenpeace detrimental effects these it up). People should give will genuinely lead to have on the planet. This reverence to all creation.” public benefits.” knowledge has allowed me to educate the public through my social media platform and hopefully influence others to be more environmentally friendly.”

30 ENGAGEMENT IN NUMBERS

Greenpeace Twitter followers 2017 900,817

Southeast Asia 2018 939,441 in Numbers 2019 982,169 Increased 9.03% from 2018

Email subscribers Youtube subscribers

2017 6,987 2017 501,354 2018 16,294 2018 951,752 2019 34,185 2019 1,142,528 Increased 109.08% Increased 20.04% from 2018 from 2018

Instagram followers Facebook fans

2017 49,614 2017 1,412,812 2018 106,169 2018 1,492,166 2019 302,357 2019 1,567,851

Increased 5.07% Increased 184.79% from 2018 from 2018

2019 Active Volunteers in Southeast Asia 32 184 478 54 208

31 FINANCIAL REPORT

Financial Report

Our work in Greenpeace is only possible thanks to the millions of people who fund our activities across the globe. In 2019 Greenpeace Southeast Asia had 52,299 financial donors from all walks of life who supported our work. Because of them, we can campaign for a greener future by investigating, documenting and for the protection of our forests, climate, oceans and food. Greenpeace is the only global environmental charity organisation that does not accept funds from corporations or governments. Our financial independence enables us to do our job credibly by exposing environmental crimes and demanding accountability and restitution. During this year, to enable strong and sustainable growth in the future, we raised THB 133,344,000 across the region.

2019 2018

REVENUE Thai Baht Thai Baht

Contribution from Stichting Greenpeace Council 238,138,000 261,194,000

Fundraising 133,344,000 131,593,000

Total Revenue 371,482,000 392,787,000

COSTS INCURRED

Programme Forests 109,007,524 133,424,784 Climate and Energy 59,552,142 63,763,857 Climate Justice 36,353,405 33,794,242 Plastic Pollution 19,940,319 17,325,464 Food for Life 18,017,198 16,303,405 Oceans 17,433,754 19,927,596 Other Issues 2,042,054 392,233

Total Programme 262,316,395 284,931,581

Support

Fundraising 61,788,485 60,691,351

Management and General 49,707,120 45,107,068

Total Support 111,495,605 105,798,419

Total Programme and Support 373,812,000 390,730,000

Net Assets, beginning of year 55,950,536 53,893,536

Net Asset, end of year 53,620,536 55,950,536

Change in Net Assets (2,330,000) 2,057,000

32 GPSEA STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

Programme Spending in 2019

FORESTS CLIMATE FOOD 42% JUSTICE FOR LIFE 14% 7% OTHER ISSUES 1%

PLASTIC OCEANS CLIMATE POLLUTION 7% AND ENERGY 8% 23%

Financial Statement 3. As part of Greenpeace Southeast with a further 23% allocated to our Explanatory Notes: Asia’s 2017-2019 Three Year Plan Climate and Energy programme. for achieving growth, Greenpeace Another 14% went towards the 1. Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s Southeast Asia is investing in its Climate Justice campaign; 8% for Financial Statements are prepared fundraising operations to grow Plastic Pollution projects; 7% for based upon International Financial future revenues and increase Food for Life; 7% for Oceans; and Reporting Standards for Small and capacity. The returns from this 1% of spending was made available Medium-Sized Entities (IFRS-SME). investment will be realised in for other issues. Financial Statements under this future years, bringing the overall standard use the accrual basis of costs of fundraising down. Moving forward with our growing accounting, whereby revenues and supporter base and dedicated costs are recognised when incurred 4. Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s activists, with you and others like in respect of the transaction that expenditures comply with you in Southeast Asia, small gains can be measured reliably. established internal policies, and huge victories are possible. regulations and procedures 2. A substantial majority of (regionally and globally) and For more information, please get Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s are part of the yearly budget in touch with our supporter care revenue comes in the form that is reviewed and approved team at supporterservices.id@ of grants from the Stichting by Greenpeace Southeast Asia’s greenpeace.org Greenpeace Council, as a part Regional . of its commitment to support Greenpeace Southeast Asia as 5. Our expenditure in 2019 reflects a priority office—on the front our campaign priorities. The line in the world’s most serious majority of our budget, 42%, was environmental battles. made available for Forests work,

33 PHOTO CREDITS

Cover p03 Noel Guevara p15 Jurnasyanto Sukarno A member of Greenpeace Afriadi Hikmal Indonesia's Forest Fire p04 Afriadi Hikmal p16 Wason Wanichakorn Prevention (FFP) team sprays p06 Geric Cruz p17 Jilson Tiu water during a training session in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. p07 Greenpeace p18 Baramee Temboonkiat| Jurnasyanto Sukarno p08 Basilio H. Sepe p19 Noel Guavara p09 Tadchakorn Kitchaiphon Sounding the Alarm p20 Basilio H. Sepe Annual Report 2019 p10 Jurnasyanto Sukarno Jurnasyanto Sukarno Arnaud Vittet p21Wason Wanichakorn p11 Aji Styawan Jurnasyanto Sukarno p26 Grace Duran-Cabus Afriadi Hikmal p22 Jurnasyanto Sukarno p27 Baramee Temboonkiat p12 Jurnasyanto Sukarno p23 Edsah Setiawan p28 Grace Duran-Cabus p13 Jurnasyanto Sukarno p24 Jurnasyanto Sukarno p29 Grace Duran-Cabus p14 Ulet Ifansasti Dhemas Reviyanto p25 Jurnasyanto Sukarno p34 Jurnasyanto Sukarno

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