Jocelyn Villanueva has worked with indigenous peoples and local communities, development organisations, and social movements for the past 19 years. Her works centres on the Philippines, but has also brought her to some parts of Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe to tackle the issues facing land rights, natural resources and environment, extractive industries, women/gender and organizational development. Jocelyn was former Executive Director of the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center/Friends of the Earth-Philippines. She is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Mines and Communities (MAC), a network of mining activists around the world that is committed to expose the social, economic and environmental impacts of mining globally and assist mining-affected communities. As a Samdhana Fellow, she assists in the facilitation of the Learning and Exchange of the IUCN EGP Partners in Southeast Asia and is actively involve as facilitator and adviser of the Indigenous Peoples Support Fund. In Mindanao, she does volunteer work with the Indigenous Peoples Apostolate and the Ecology Desk of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro, provides technical support for the IP initiatives and participation in ongoing peace-building process with the Bangsamoro in Mindanao. Jo can be reached through jo@samdhana.org