On the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, LRC shines a light on how indigenous practices can fix the broken food system. Large-scale agriculture is responsible for leveling many of the country’s forests. LRC believes that a food sovereignty...
Press conference Indonesia Focal Point for Corporate Accountability Indonesian Civil Society Coalition Criticizes UN Ocean Conference 2022 The Indonesia Focal Point for Corporate Accountability (IFP Coalition) reminds us that the Global Blue Economy Governance...
PRESS RELEASEÂ Kuala Lumpur, 28 June 2022: In conjunction with the 2022 UN Ocean Conference which kicked off yesterday with an interactive dialogue on addressing marine pollution, Malaysia Break Free from Plastics – Stop Waste Trade Coalition joined...
Joint statement: Japan Center for a Sustainable Environment and Society (JACSES) Kiko Network Friends of the Earth Japan 350.org Japan Mekong Watch On June 22, it has been reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced to halt Official Development...
Between 21 and 26 June 2022, the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Working Group 4 (OEWG4) is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the draft of a new framework for biodiversity under the the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). More than 1300 registered participants...
On May 16, 2022, Bishnu Bhusal, at 62 years of age, became the first lawyer to climb Mount Everest, raising his voice for environmental justice, on the same day as Buddha Jayanti, the most sacred day on the Buddhist calendar. Advocate Bhusal set out on April 15 to...
Friends of the Earth Japan have submitted a petition letter to the EU Parliament demanding for nuclear power to not be included in the EU taxonomy. The petition was signed by 20,353 individuals and 387 organisations. The petition states: “from uranium mining to...
Selangor’s Exco for State Tourism and Environment, YB Hee Loy Sian announced on 19 May 2022 five new policies with regard to the operation of plastic waste recycling factories in the state, including not allowing the import of plastic waste for the purpose of recovery...
In a landmark decision decades in the making, a local court in Marinduque has ruled in favor of at least thirty plaintiffs against the Marcopper Mining Corporation, for a mine spill that wreaked havoc on the community on December 3, 1993. It is one of the worst mining...
The Tetultala playground, under ward 17 of Dhaka South City Corporation, has long been a small but valuable space for local children to play and for the neighbourhood to come together for social and community activities. The playground has served as a makeshift...
To achieve the non-tax state income of 50 billion IDR (3.500.000 USD) by 2022, the Indonesian Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries Affairs (MMFA), will boost the program for the utilisation of marine, coastal and small island areas through the...
On 11 February 2022, at the One Ocean Summit, President Joko Widodo stated that under his leadership, the Indonesian government was rehabilitating 600,000 hectares of mangrove forest until 2024. According to President Jokowi, the rehabilitation of mangrove forests is...
