Joan van der Bosch

Joan van der Bosch is the village head of Pikin Poika and a prominent figure advocating for the rights of Indigenous and Tribal communities in the Saramacca River area of Suriname. Recently, he has been in the news for presenting a petition to the National Assembly (DNA) that calls for urgent action regarding the alarming fish deaths and environmental contamination affecting the river, which is vital for the livelihoods and culture of the local communities.