12 December 2008

Haburas Foundation/Friends of the Earth Timor Leste

The Haburas Foundation was formed by a group of Timorese students in 1998 during the Indonesian occupation of Timor Leste it is the oldest and most active national environmental group in the country.

Haburas uses a wide network of local community groups and relies on traditional Timorese culture to promote better environmental management practices that also respond to the developmental needs of local communities.

Haburas is at the forefront in promoting principles of equality opportunity, equality access to resources, equal responsibility for the protection of peoples and the environmental, guaranteeing equality for the benefit for all.

Haburas’ goal is to achieve harmony between people and the environment by conserving and restoring the environment and ensuring that natural resources are managed responsibly and for the shared welfare and prosperity of the people of Timor Leste.

The objectives of Haburas are:

* to protect and regenerate the natural environment of Timor Leste;
* to educate and inform the people of Timor Leste about environmental issues;
* to advocate environmental concerns within East Timorese society and before the government and courts;
* to mediate and resolve environmental conflicts;
* to protect, nurture and advocate traditional cultural values which promote harmony between people and the environment;
* to develop an environmental ethic amongst all East Timorese;
* to monitor the use and management of natural resources and ensure that “development processes” do not impact negatively on the environment;
* to work towards a way of life that is not wasteful and is based on sustainable use of natural resources;
* to form links and co-operate with organisation which share our spirit both within Timor Leste and around the world.

Contact friends of the earth Timor Leste: Friends of the Earth International Rua Celestino da Silva Farol Dili Timor-Leste, Po Box 390 tel: +670 3310103 email: haburaslorosae@yahoo.com
web: www.haburasfoundation.org/

http://www.foei.org/en/who-we-are/friends-of-the-earth-international-member/timor-leste

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