Uncategorized | Voices from FoE Asia Pacific

Communities unite against coal mining in Indonesia

October 12, 2017 | News Update

Indonesia is one of the world’s largest coal exporters. In 2015, the country mined over 460 million tonnes of coal. Today more than 5,000 mining permits have been issued. The Indonesian government wants to produce an additional 35.000 MW of energy, mostly from coal...

Program Area: Climate Justice and Energy, Economic Justice and Resisting Neoliberalism, Forests and Biodiversity
Member Group: Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI)

Letter: Stop the Prosecution of Students of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

September 15, 2017 | News Update

Members of Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APac) released the letter to demand them to stop the Prosecution of Students of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras. Yunior Alexander Oyuel and fellow students were detained on September 8 while exercising their...

Program Area: Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Member Group: Centre for Environmental Justice

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

August 9, 2017 | News Update

Today on International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) groups from 13 countries are celebrating the stories of the indigenous communities. Globally, there are an estimated 370 million indigenous peoples, the majority...

Program Area: Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Member Group: Centre for Environmental Justice