As a Greenpeace regional office consisting of Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and with a growing regional presence in Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, and in the Lower Mekong region, Greenpeace Southeast Asia is at the frontlines of some of the world’s most serious environmental battles.

In 2014, through the vision, creativity and tireless work of our Executive Director and team across the region, we continued to make strides in confronting the critical environmental issues facing Southeast Asia and the globe - we are seeing promising changes in policy and practice at a local and regional level and in commercial and government sectors. This report will highlight our many successes across the region and give you a brief overview of our work.

Our successes are also due to our many supporters – who are actively engaged, in communities or online – and who continue to get involved, adding their voices to further amplify our campaigns. We know that there is great power in numbers: such a groundswell of support cannot be ignored by businesses and politicians, compelling them to change harmful practices and put healthier, greener plans and policies in place.

Despite our successes there is no room for complacency. With over 620 million people in our region we are one of the most populous regions of the world. The rapid demographic and economic growth of Southeast Asia, and the emergence of ASEAN integration, are increasing the demand for local resources. Our shifting global role is increasing the pressures on our environment. In short, we still have much to do and the road ahead requires even greater effort from us all. This changing external environment has made Greenpeace rethink how best to operate in order to be the most effective. We have developed a new way of working (the Operating Model) and we are confident that the three year strategy will enable us to focus on the priority environmental issues of the Southeast Asia region.

Due to the strategic importance of Southeast Asia globally, Greenpeace Southeast Asia has grown considerably in the last few years to campaign for our environment. To best harness the opportunities of the new Operating Model and our expanding team, we have hired three Country Directors to collaboratively lead our offices in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. Ms. Hamoy-Obusan, Mr. Ginting and Mr. Buakamsri have all been leaders in different roles throughout the years at Greenpeace Southeast Asia. It is with great pleasure that we welcome these well-respected environmentalists as our Country Directors.