Solidarity Statement from Friends of the Earth Japan We stand in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en First Nation who are fighting to protect their land, culture, water and history. We also call on companies and private banks involved in the gas development projects that...
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific is proud to announce the formation of Friends of the Earth India. Friends of the Earth has member groups in over 70 countries, uniting over 2.2 million members and supporters. During this year’s Friends of the Earth...
In June 2007, Israel intensified their enclosure of the Gaza Strip. This left 2 million people trapped in the largest open prison in human history. In 2016, the UN Secretary-General called it “a collective punishment for which there must be accountability.” While the...
Pro Public has secured an interim order to stop the cross-border smuggling of endangered wild elephants in Nepal. Despite the species’ vulnerability, the Nepalese government has not shown any willingness to uphold their legal commitment to protect them. This...
PHSKLU Media Statement The Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) Coalition, which Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Friends’ of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) is apart of, welcomes the decision of the Selangor state government to revoke the degazettement of the Kuala...
ENVIRONMENTAL WIN! In a landmark lawsuit, an Indonesian court has ruled that President Joko Widodo and six other top officials have neglected to fulfill citizens’ rights to clean air. The plaintiffs, who included activists and members from WALHI, public figures,...
Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Friends’ of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) has launched a brand new downloadable and easy-to-use toolkit on how you can achieve a sustainable plastic-free lifestyle. This toolkit is filled with lots of simple ways to move a little closer towards zero...
In the summer of 2011, more than four months after the accident, a subcontractor at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant carried 20 kilograms of lead plates on his back and, on cue, ran up a steep set of stairs of the Unit 1 reactor building to a height...
PRESS RELEASE – 29 July 2021 A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedah and Penang has shed light on the...
On July 29, the C4 Center and Sahabat Alam Malaysia conducted an online forum titled “Malaysia is not a ‘Garbage Dump’: Enhancing Monitoring & Enforcement Efforts in Kedah and Penang” to examine the challenges faced by authorities in monitoring and...
PRESS RELEASE – Korea Federation for Environmental Movements More than 37% of forests destroyed in Korea Forest Service’s Cambodia REDD+ Pilot Project. Korea Forest Service criticized of promoting the project’s success, despite poor management. Immediate need...
PRESS RELEASE Palembang, August 23, 2021 — Today over 30 civil society organizations sent a letter to investors of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), part of the Sinar Mas Group, explaining why the expansion of APP’s OKI Pulp and Paper Mill in Sumatra, Indonesia would...
