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...
Recovery does not mean going ‘back to normal’. This is the time to prioritise justice, sustainability, human rights, and the protection of livelihoods and the planet. This article is the culmination of collective debates and work from Friends of the Earth...
Between December 2019 and July 2020, Environmental group, Friends of the Earth, carried out 200 koala surveys in the Strzelecki Ranges and Gippsland Region. The surveys hoped to better understand habitat utilisation by koalas in the region. The surveys add to other...
The COVID-19 crisis is the result of an economic system that prioritises profits over peoples’ rights and the environment. The systemic, inter-related socio-ecological crises we face — climate, biodiversity, food, water, economic and care — and...
Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) calls on the current government not to relax on the conditions imposed by the previous government for the operations of Lynas Corporation in Gebeng, Pahang. Public health and environmental safety concerns must remain the focus of government...
Sea burials of Indonesian crew, human rights abuse and catch of endangered shark species onboard the Chinese vessel are revealed. On July 22, Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL), Citizens’ Institute for Environmental Studies (CIES), Korea Federation for...
We are pleased to announce that the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association has been awarded the prestigious 2020 Tang Prize. The 2020 Tang Prize in Rule of Law has been jointly awarded to Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), Dejusticia: The...
Japanese environmental NGOs, including Friends of the Earth Japan, have submitted a petition to the Japanese public and private sectors for the cancellation of the Vung Ang 2 Coal-fired Power Generation Project in Vietnam. The petition was signed by 127 organizations...
