On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Friends of Earth Asia Pacific reminds the Member States of the United Nations that they have a moral and legal obligation to implement the recognition of Palestine as an independent state and end the...
Friends of the Earth India (FoE India) stands in solidarity with the people of Plachimada in Kerala, India, who have been waiting for years for compensation for the losses they have suffered due to Coca-Cola Company’s plant in the region. In addition, FoE India raises...
Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity to the fishers of Trivandrum, Kerala, who are demanding immediate end to the construction of the Adani Vizhinjam International Seaport. The project is an ‘international transshipment deep water multipurpose seaport’...
26th September 2022, Tokyo – The Japanese government, one of the world’s largest financiers of fossil fuels, is hosting Tokyo GX Week from September 26 to October 7. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration is promoting the so-called “GX (Green Transformation)...
The climate crisis requires the overhauling of the world’s energy systems. Poor countries like the Philippines, which have the least responsibility for the crisis but will bear the brunt of its impacts, are nevertheless enjoined if obligated to transform their energy...
Japan should provide real solutions for decarbonisation, not false solutions like hydrogen and ammonia co-firing and LNG Under the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, discussions are underway on “Green Transformation (GX)” to realise a decarbonised...
‘Adieu to a True Friend of The Earth’ On 15 August 2022, Vimal Bhai, a leading environment and peace activist in India who worked with marginalised communities and fought to protect the environment, sadly passed away. Vimalbhai’s early days with the...
During the first six months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at least 37 environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) were prosecuted for their anti-war actions or expressions of anti-war stance in Russia. One activist has already been given a suspended sentence,...
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 RELEASE 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...
Friends of the Earth India – PRESS RELEASE Day two of the Conference of Ocean People (C-OP) to counter the UNOC 2022. The Second day of the Conference of the Ocean People (C-OP) delved deeper on the issues of the Blue Economy, Corporatisation of the Ocean and...
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