Many local communities are threatened by the increasing numbers and severe impacts of industrial plants. Although the situations on the grounds have always been difficult for local people to handle with, there are several local communities are unite and together fighting against the industrial investments that create or may cause the harmful impacts to their health as well as their environment and livelihood. While some communities are struggling to stop the expansion of the industrial areas, several communities are also fighting to demand the accountability from those factories or projects that have caused toxic pollution.
Strengthening the capacity of communities to enable to monitor the toxic pollution in order to protect their rights and livelihood, as well as researching on pollutants in the environment and publicize these knowledges are our foundation’s main mission. In addition, EARTH also cooperate and work with the affected communities, civil society organizations as well as the academics both domestically and internationally in order to empower the local communities with knowledge and understanding, and provide them some tools of how to monitor, examine, and watch over the toxic industrial pollutants