A Friends of the Earth International position paper There are 1.6 billion women farmers in the world, producing 50% of the world’s food. Women play a key role in feeding the planet, yet they own only 2% of the land, and are the most likely to face hunger and...
This publication scopes out confluences for advocating for food sovereignty in the Asia Pacific. By surfacing the individual contexts and practices of Sri Lanka, Nepal, the Philippines, Indonesia and Palestine, the paper aims to identify effective strategies for...
Asia is drowning in plastic, with national production and imports from the global north resulting in devastating environmental and human health impacts. Most South and East Asian Countries, including Sri Lanka, do not have proper waste management strategies,...
From Friends of the Earth Melbourne (Australia) The Victorian Climate Change Act 2017 required the Andrews government to prepare the state’s first Climate Change Strategy by 31 October 2020. It’s a key piece of work that will outline how each economic...
Renewable energy is necessary to end carbon dependence. However, it can also be harnessed merely to power the same economic systems and development pathways. In fact, like fossil fuels, it can be implicated in the displacement and marginalization of indigenous...
Our position paper regarding the Belt Road Initiative can now be read in Russian. The paper discusses: 1. What is the Belt Road Initiative; 2. Why the Belt Road Initiative; 3. Who is funding, implementing and campaigning on the Belt Road Initiative; 4. How to address...
Friends of the Earth have created a new feminist popular education manual called “Sowing Gender Justice to Dismantle Patriarchy” – based on the political formation and training processes facilitated over many years within Friends of the Earth, with the support...
Pacific Island states are some of the most vulnerable nations in the world when it comes to the impact of climate change. As yet, none of the Pacific Island States have any operational coal mines of coal-fired power stations. However, this could all soon change. Mayur...
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities have been among the most critical threats to marine ecosystems. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognised the threat and announced the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and...
Russian Social Ecological Union (RSEU) have released a report which highlights a collection of events and details about the resistance to Rosatom’s pollution of the environment and violation of human rights. Social and environmental conflicts created by Rosatom have...
Friends of the Earth sees system change as crucial for the transformation of our societies. We recognise gender justice and the dismantling of patriarchy as key to achieving this transformative change. This new booklet from Friends...
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific have released a position paper regarding the Belt Road Initiative. The paper discusses:1. What is the Belt Road Initiative;2. Why the Belt Road Initiative;3. Who is funding, implementing and campaigning on the Belt Road Initiative; 4....
