Swiss Church Aid HEKS/EPER, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) and Friends of the Earth Indonesia (WALHI) are supporting the climate litigation against Holcim initiated by the people on the island of Pari with the campaign Call for Climate...
Activists speak out against harm caused by Japanese-financed fossil fuel projects at the COP27 summit. November 9, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt — A global coalition of civil society groups organised a demonstration at the COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt on “Finance Day”...
Resistance against the looming threat of climate crisis begins to rise on Pari Island, Kepulauan Seribu Regency, DKI Jakarta Province. Four residents of Pari island are calling for climate justice and holding Holcim accountable to the Court in Switzerland. Jakarta,...
The first-ever climate case in Russia was filed before the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, demanding the Russian authorities take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions necessary to keep the global average temperature rise at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial...
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...
PRESS RELEASE – August 3, 2021 WALHI and Sunspirit for Justice and Peace An amplified wave of protest against the development project that threatens the sustainability of the conservation, local economy, and people’s living space within Komodo National...
Friends of the Earth International condemns the ongoing Israeli attacks on Palestine, including the outrageous targeting of women and children, civilian structures, the bombing of densely populated areas, and attacks on media buildings that threaten the international...
In Celebrating the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, Centre for Environmental Justice (CEJ)/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka and IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network) reminds the public to avoid sources of lead poisoning in order to...
The Japanese government must create a long-term storage plan, instead of releasing radioactive water into the ocean.The Korean government should actively oppose the ocean discharge of radioactive water from Fukushima, Japan.The Korean government must prepare follow-up...
A new report from CELCOR (Centre for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc) and the Jubilee Australia Research Centre has raised significant concerns about a proposal from an ASX listed Australian energy company, Mayur Resources, to build the Pacific’s first...
Freedom of information case for Nautilus Solwara 1 will proceed. Last week, the PNG National Court rejected the Mineral Resources Authority’s (MRA) attempt to dismiss the case to obtain key documents relating to the Nautilus Solwara1 deep seabed mining project and its...
Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan) has launched a new international website called the “Fukushima Mieruka Project.” “Mieruka” means to visualize or make visible. The aim of this project is to show the world the current situation in the aftermath of the Fukushima...
