News from our member groups
Environmental defenders must not be silenced and restricted
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific stands in solidarity with our comrade, Meena Raman, the President of Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) and strongly condemns the Sarawak Government’s denial of her entry into Miri on 29 September 2026. Meena arrived at the Miri Airport at...
Open Tender Call: Hotel Accommodation and Event Venue Services
Hotel Accommodation, conference/meeting venue, catering and related services Event location: Yogyakarta / Solo, IndonesiaEvent period: 15–22 October 2026Expected participants: Approximately 135 participants 1. Introduction Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) is...
Transboundary Haze is an Ecological Crisis: Coalition Urges Transnational Corporate Responsibility and Recognition of Ecocide
Jakarta, September 09 2026—Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APAC) condemns the recurring transboundary haze crisis in Southeast Asia, as smoke from forest and land fires currently burning in Indonesia, particularly in the Kalimantan region, has reportedly...
Bhotekoshi 2026: Green Climate Fund failed Nepal’s communities when urgent action was needed
Seven-year delay on Himalayan flood protection project highlights failures of international climate finance 1 September 2026 — Kathmandu: Friends of Earth Asia Pacific has condemned the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for taking seven years to approve a project designed to...
Nagarkot Call for Action on Climate Justice
Multi-Stakeholder Conference on Cryosphere Change, River Systems, and Youth Engagement in Nepal and the Asia-Pacific Region We, the national and international participants from across the Asia-Pacific region, have come together to participate in the Multi-Stakeholder...
Why Environmental Justice Movements Must Confront Militarism and Empire
In light of the growing escalation of violence across West Asia, from the ongoing genocide in Palestine to the attacks on Iran, environmental justice movements across the Asia-Pacific came together to reaffirm a truth that has long guided our struggles: environmental...
Urgent appeal to free the five imprisoned Mother Nature Cambodia activists
Below is a joint letter signed by 70 organisations, including Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific Dear Prime Minister Hun Manet, We are deeply concerned about the five young human rights defenders of Mother Nature Cambodia (MNC) – Long Kunthea, Yim Leanghy, Thun Ratha,...
WEBINAR: Environmental Justice and Resisting Imperialism in the Asia Pacific
FoE Asia Pacific is hosting a webinar titled “Environmental Justice and Resisting Imperialism in the Asia Pacific”. Friends of the Earth International has called for a permanent end to the war on Iran, an end to the genocide in Palestine, and a diplomatic resolution...
Bangladesh biodiversity crisis deepens despite growing conservation efforts
Bangladesh’s rich biological diversity, once sustained by vast wetlands, dense forests and the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem in the Sundarbans, is facing an accelerating crisis. Recent data and policy developments from 2025–2026 reveal a troubling pattern:...
From Palestine to Iran: Militarism and impunity in West Asia must end
From Israel’s genocide in Occupied Palestine, their invasion of Lebanon, their hostilities in Syria, and now the joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran - the scale and breadth of violence across West Asia is deeply alarming and terrifying. It is not only a crisis of war,...
Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with People’s Rights Defenders in Indonesia
Acid attack on Andrie Yunus signals growing threat to human rights and environmental defenders in Indonesia Friends of the Earth International expresses our deep concern and strong condemnation over the escalating violence against human rights defenders, defenders of...
We defend life, land, and dignity, and through our struggles, another world becomes possible
On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm that gender justice cannot be separated from the broader struggle for justice in our world. Across regions, women and marginalized genders are resisting systems that exploit land, bodies, and communities. These systems...
Do Not Support the Tangguh LNG Expansion Plans in West Papua, Indonesia
The 71 undersigned civil society organizations from around the world request that Japan's Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) refuse to provide support for any expansion plans related to the Tangguh LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) project (Tangguh LNG) in West Papua Province,...
International Conference on Environmental Justice 2025 – 3 to 4 December 2025
International Conference on Environmental Justice 2025 3 to 4 December 2025 | BRAC CDM, Savar, Bangladesh The two-day International Conference on Environmental Justice 2025 was successfully convened on the 3 to 4 December 2025 at BRAC CDM, Savar. The conference was...
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific demands the immediate release of arrested protesters and condemns the state repression of democratic protests in Indonesia
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific strongly condemns the brutal crackdown on mass protests in Indonesia that began on August 25, 2025. The demonstrations which represent the peak of public frustration over worsening inequality and destructive pro-oligarchic policies,...
FoE Indonesia releases new documentary
Friends of the Earth Indonesia/WALHI has released a new documentary titled 'REMPANG'. This documentary depicts the spirit of the Rempang people's struggle for their land. It tells the dynamics of the conflict over the development of the National Strategic Project...
