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Reflections on a year into the Marcos Jr. Presidency

Reflections on a year into the Marcos Jr. Presidency

June 30 marks Year 1 of the regime under Philippine president Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., son of previously deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The Philippines is both a globally critical hotspot of biodiversity and natural resources and a historic beacon of...

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Podcast: A Year into the Marcos 2.0 Regime

Podcast: A Year into the Marcos 2.0 Regime

June 30 marks the full circle of the first year under Philippine president Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., son of previously deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The Philippines is both a globally critical hotspot of biodiversity and natural resources, and a...

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Women as leaders in clean and sustainable energy in Palestine

Women as leaders in clean and sustainable energy in Palestine

For many years PENGON / Friends of the Earth Palestine has advocated for energy sovereignty in Palestine. Working with communities under siege in Gaza and marginalised Bedouin communities in the Jordan Valley, PENGON has supplied solar units so that families have...

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Save Sat Masjid Road Trees

Save Sat Masjid Road Trees

In January 2023, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) began rebuilding the traffic divider by cutting down trees on Sat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi. The traffic divider on Sat Masjid Road contained over 650 trees under the area jurisdiction of DSCC. About 600 of these...

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Podcast: Breaking the Plastic Cycle in Asia

Podcast: Breaking the Plastic Cycle in Asia

Asia is drowning in plastic, with national production and imports from the global north having devastating environmental and public health impacts. According to a report by Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific, most South and East Asian countries lack proper waste...

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