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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Defending Territories, Defending Our Lives
Today, on International Human Rights Day, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE Asia Pacific) launches its latest publication, Defending Territories, Defending Our Lives - a grim reminder that everyday, somewhere on this planet, environmental human rights defenders...
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific Demands a Thorough Investigation into the Death of Activist Golfrid Siregar
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific stands with the Indonesian Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights Defenders Protection in urgently calling on the Indonesian government to immediately launch an independent, thorough investigation of Golfrid Siregar’s death.Golfrid...
International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations
Monoculture plantations in the face of climate emergency September 21 is the International Day of Struggle against Monoculture Tree Plantations, a day for civil society and community movements around the world to honor the resistance against the expansion of...
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