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Joan Carling

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Joan Carling (born 1963) is an indigenous Filipino human rights activist and environmentalist who has defended the rights of native and marginalized peoples for over two decades.

Joan Carling (born 1963) is an indigenous Filipino human rights activist and environmentalist who has defended the rights of native and marginalized peoples for over two decades. She has served as Secretary General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) and has chaired the Cordillera People's Alliance in the Philippines. Carling has also contributed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and REDD+ activities and has served as a member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFii).[1][2]

Biography

Born on 30 June 1963 in Baguio, Joan Carling is the daughter of a half-Japanese, half-Kankanaey father and a Kankanaey mother. The Kankanaey people belonging to the Igorot group are based in the Mountain Province in the Cordillera Central mountain range. After completing high school, she studied social sciences at the UP College of Baguio, then an extension campus of the University of the Philippines Diliman, specializing in sociology.[1]

Carling was one of the Filipino women prominently featured in a tribute to female game changers at Irish rock band U2's 2019 Joshua Tree Tour during its Manila leg.[1]

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Traditional homelands of the indigenous peoples of the Philippines islands — by contemporary regions and provinces.
Traditional homelands of the indigenous peoples of the Philippines islands — by contemporary regions and provinces.23prootie · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source: commons.wikimedia.org

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  1. ↑ a b c “Joan Carling”. Wikipedia. Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. Rewrite it in your own words where you can. Encyclopedia Retrieved 2026-11-08
  2. ↑ ^ “Wikidata: Joan Carling”. Wikidata. Source of the dates, places, occupations and offices in the fact box (CC0). Web page Retrieved 2026-11-08

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