Joan Carling
Joan Carling is an indigenous Filipino human rights activist and environmentalist who has defended the rights of native and marginalized peoples for over two decades. She has served as Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and has chaired the Cordillera People's Alliance in the Philippines. Carling has also contributed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and REDD+ activities and has served as a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFii). In September 2018 she received the Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award from the United Nations Environment Programme in recognition of her work as an environmentalist and a defender of human rights.
Si Joan Carling ay isang katutubong Pilipinong aktibista ng karapatang pantao at environmentalist na nagtanggol sa mga karapatan ng mga katutubo at mababang tingin na mga tao sa loob ng mahigit dalawang dekada. Naglingkod siya bilang Secretary General ng Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) at pinamunuan ang Cordillera People's Alliance sa Pilipinas. Nag-ambag din si Carling sa United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at REDD+ na mga aktibidad at nagsilbi bilang miyembro ng United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFii). Noong Setyembre 2018, natanggap niya ang Champions of the Earth Lifetime Achievement Award mula sa United Nations Environment Programme bilang pagkilala sa kanyang mga gawain bilang environmentalist at tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao.
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