Young people fighting ecoanxiety

Demanding for change: Young people seen fighting back against ecoanxiety, including Christina (third from right) as she joins a protest at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry office in Jakarta against a geothermal exploration in Buru regency, Maluku. — The Jakarta Post/ANN

Young people across the country are standing up to fight for their future amid anxiety about the climate crisis and environmental destruction that will threaten their lives now and in the future, calling on all election candidates to join the struggle by addressing the problems thoroughly.

Thousands of young people from across Indonesia gathered in Jakarta on Nov 25 to share their stories of fighting for their future amid climate anxiety while calling on presidential candidates to address their concerns thoroughly.