News from our member groups
Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights
Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with Indian farmers and workers in their continuing protests against the deregulation and corporatisation of agriculture and their fight for food sovereignty, anti-fascism, democracy and human rights. ...
We stand with Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific call on the Philippine Congress to reject this complaint, in defence of democracy and judicial independence. A vibrant and protected civic space is an essential part of a healthy democracy. A respected justice system in every society...
COVID-19 and the care crisis
This Covid-19 crisis has affirmed our belief that the centrality of life is and should be our most important value. We know that care is essential for life, both human and nature. The crisis has made visible the interdependence between human beings and the...
Friends of the Earth Australia’s Plan for 2021
Friends of the Earth Australia won some significant outcomes in 2020. They've been campaigning on so many fronts and doing their best to support local communities in their fights, from residents opposing new gas operations in western Victoria to locals fighting the...
PENGON advocates for Environmental Rights in Gaza during COVID-19
To highlight environmental issues that pose an immediate threat to human life in Gaza during the pandemic, PENGON organized different activities to advocate for environmental rights in Gaza both locally and internationally through a rights-based approach with an...
Twin victories: Southeast Asia’s largest open-pit mine derailed as local govt, court take cudgels for people and nature
Tucked in southern Philippines is the largest undeveloped gold and copper open-pit mining project in Southeast Asia. With an area equivalent to the size of 700 football fields, the Tampakan mining project spells disaster for the region’s watershed systems,...
KFEM tackles waste in 2020
In 2020, the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM), together with 320 citizens, held four neighborhood clean-ups. As well as waste collection, the group conducted surveys on the collected garbage, identifying common brands and rubbish types. Based on the...
Building A Just Recovery From The Covid Crisis: From Fisher To Consumer
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lock-down had created chaos across the world and among others highlighted the importance of food security, sovereignty and accessibility. As in other countries, Malaysia experienced disruption in our domestic food supply...
Communities in Bangladesh mobilise against toxic waste in local canals
MAAR Ltd.’s Toxic Operations Maize Advance Agro Refineries Limited (MAAR Ltd.), a factory producing dry starch from Maize, has allegedly been dumping untreated toxic industrial waste into the Ekhtiarpur canal in Habiganj’s Madhabpur Upazila, Bangladesh. ...
BELA secures major victory against land grabber
Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has secured a major victory against a land grabber in Bangladesh. Approximately 748 acres of farmlands and wetlands in Sonargoan, Bangladesh, had been grabbed by two private companies owned by Mr. Noor Ali, Unique...
SRI LANKA: Raiding Resources, Criminalising Defenders
Country Context The political situation in Sri Lanka is in flux, and space for civil society is shrinking. This situation is exacerbated because Sri Lanka’s environmental laws are poorly enforced, and people lack faith in the legal system. Environmental, resource, and...
Pari Island Hit by Tidal Floods Twice in a Year
Press Release by Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI) On Monday, 16 November 2020, tidal floods hit Pari Island, Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta. The tourist island has been submerged in water for two days. This is the second tidal flood to occur this year. The head of...
Communities say NO to MAAR Ltd.’s toxic waste
Maize Advance Agro Refineries Limited (MAAR Ltd.) has allegedly been dumping untreated toxic industrial waste into the Ekhtiarpur canal in Habiganj’s Madhabpur Upazila, Bangladesh. MAAR Ltd. started operation in Bangladesh in 2012. The local environment administration...
CEJ wins Wilpattu judgment
In 2015, the Centre for Environmental Justice/Friends of the Earth Sri Lanka filed a legal action against the Conservator General of Forest, former Minister Rishard Badiuddin, and five others regarding forest destruction north of Wilpathu national park. The area...
Campaigning to make Victoria a Climate Action Leader
It is undeniable that the impacts of climate change will indiscriminately affect communities in the Asia Pacific region. Yet some countries within the region continue to deny the severity of the climate crisis. Australia is one of these countries. Even after suffering...
Female empowerment: Women are helping to generate clean energy in the besieged Gaza Strip
VOTE for PENGON in the Transformative Cities 2020 People’s Choice Award! Majida Sabta, a 40-year-old mother of four children — three of which are blind — remembers the dark nights of the decades long electricity crisis in Gaza. “I was always tired, I was feeling...
