The Asia Pacific region of Friends of the Earth is the most diverse, encompassing member groups from the global North and the global South. We work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, grassroots communities, peasant farmers, fisherfolk, trade unions, and feminist movements, to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.
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Sri Lanka seek justice for the social and environmental damage caused by MV ‘X-PRESS PEARL’ Cargo Vessel Fire
In May 2021, a fire broke out onboard MV X-Press Pearl, a Singaporean container ship near Colombo harbor, causing severe damage to the ocean and coastal belt. Since the disaster, the coastline has been inundated with dead marine life, and micro-plastic nurdles have...
Locked In, Locked Out: Indigenous Peoples Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
NEW REPORT from The Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center (LRC)/Friends of the Earth Philippines. Our new paper, “Locked In, Locked Out: Indigenous Peoples Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic,” has found that Indigenous Peoples (IPs) are suffocating...
PROTEST AND PRESSURE IN A PANDEMIC
Status of Russia’s foreign agent laws and implications for environmental defenders in 2020. Russia’s civil society has been under pressure since the beginning of the 2000s, with the situation has become increasingly difficult over the years. Since 2012, the...What we do
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