The Asia Pacific region of Friends of the Earth is the most diverse region, encompassing groups from the global North and the global South. Member groups from the region are very active in community-based struggles against mining and other extractive industries. They work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, peasant farmers, and fisherfolk to secure sustainable livelihoods and fight against vulnerability to environmental disasters.
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Activists mobilise online against the import of German uranium waste to Russia
In the fall of 2019, environmentalists revealed nuclear and toxic waste (uranium hexafluoride, UF6) was being imported from Germany to Russia. In response, Russian Social-Ecological Union, Ecodefense and Greenpeace Russia called on Russian organizations, movements and...
Marking 34 years since the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
Friends of the Earth Japan, in cooperation with Peace Boat, are launching a series of video testimonies of the current situation in Fukushima in 6 languages. This will begin on April 26, marking 34 years since the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. Nine years have passed...
COVID-19: An Opportunity for System Change
In light of International Seeds Day today, we want to plant a seed of hope for a better planet. Covid-19 has revealed the urgent need for system change and solidarity. It has shown that all our struggles are interconnected. It has been more than a month since the...
Friends of the Earth International are the world’s largest grassroots environmental network, uniting 76 national member groups and some 5,000 local activist groups on every continent.
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