Global Perspectives on Climate Justice - Online Talks

In Germany, discussions about the consequences of climate change often focus primarily on the impacts that we already experience or expect to experience locally. Yet the people who suffer most from climate change—largely caused by the Global North—are rarely heard. With our online lecture series, we aim to change this.

We have invited speakers from different continents and countries, including South Africa, Bolivia, Indonesia, India, Ghana, and Germany, to share firsthand insights into the effects of climate change in their regions. Seeing the realities of people in other parts of the world—and understanding how their lives are connected to our patterns of consumption—is an important step towards greater climate justice.

The event is organized by Eine-Welt-Landesnetzwerk MV e.V., Zentrum für Ökologie, Natur- und Umweltschutz e.V. (ZÖNU), and Freiberger Agenda 21 e.V., as part of the programme weltoffen, solidarisch, dialogisch (WSD) in Kooperation mit dem Sächsische Entwicklungspolitische Bildungstage e.V. (SEBIT)

Registration per Email : buero@freibergeragenda21.de 

Connection, every 2 weeks as per Schedule

Monday, 30 March, 1:00 pm (Berlin Time)

Annisa Rahmawati (Indonesia): Climate Justice in Indonesia: Impacts on People and Wildlife

Annisa is a Senior Wildlife Campaigner and Co-Director at Geopix. Her work focuses on climate justice in Indonesia, highlighting the interconnected impacts of climate change, deforestation, and extractive industries on local communities and wildlife. Zoom Indonesia Link

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89236974046?pwd=adFA6bQ6Ga5dABgWUn8ctzje33UYcP.1

Meeting ID: 892 3697 4046

Indonesia’s forests are increasingly being turned into sacrifice zones for the global economy. The country faces the climate crisis on a daily basis: floods and landslides have already claimed more than 1,500 lives in Sumatra. These are not natural disasters—they are political outcomes.

This presentation reveals how deforestation and extractive industries linked to palm oil, rubber, and critical minerals are driven by global demand. The speaker will present case studies from rubber and palm oil supply chains connected to multinational companies, where weak governance and inadequate management have contributed to widespread environmental destruction.

Electric fences have been installed along traditional migration routes of Sumatran elephants, trapping them in shrinking forest fragments. As forests are cleared and corridors blocked, elephants are forced into human–wildlife conflict, obscuring the real causes: corporate supply chains and failures in governance.

This economic model shifts the true costs onto vulnerable communities while pushing iconic species such as elephants, orangutans, and tigers closer to extinction. We urgently need climate solutions that are just for everyone on Earth. The disappearance of wildlife is an early warning signal of escalating risks to human survival itself

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