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Online Event: 10 years after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Next year marks 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 and the subsequent nuclear accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The accident robbed people of their lives, livelihood, communities, and precious time with their...
Ocean Grabbing in Malaysia is Destroying Coastal Zones
Healthy oceans are critical for sustaining life, eliminating poverty and promoting prosperity. They also sequester carbon dioxide from our climate. Yet despite their importance they continue to be devastated by human activities, including coastal development and...
A Green New Deal without clear goals can never respond to the climate crisis
The Korean government recently released details of its Green New Deal. Here is the translated response from the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements and the Climate Crisis Emergency Action network. On July 14, the South Korean government announced a detailed...
LRC files petition on behalf of indigenous peoples against Anti-Terrorism Law
A group of indigenous and Moro leaders has filed the 26th petition against the government-backed Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). The petitioners, composed mostly of women, assailed the constitutional overreach of ATL. The petitioners, who are involved in the defense of...
Malaysian Government must not relax on conditions for Lynas operations
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...
New coal power plant threatens Yokosuka
"Coal is not the energy of the future. It is the energy of the past."Dipti Bhatnagar, Climate Justice & Energy program co-coordinator, Friends of the Earth International English Watch the video from Friends of the Earth Japan here (with English subtitles). JERA...
Coffee in the time of impunity
Coffee is being touted as the next ‘big thing’ in the Philippines. Yet blood has already been shed over this seemingly innocuous drink, as coffee-growing companies attempt to grab fertile ancestral lands from indigenous peoples. Brewing Tensions The Philippines is an...
A Briefing on Longxing 629: A case of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities and related human rights abuses on a tuna longliner
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...
PRESS RELEASE: Korean NGOs and International NGOs call on WCPFC for inclusion of Longxing 629 on the IUU list
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...
The Devastating Impacts of TOD Walini
‘Jakarta Bandung’ Fast Train project and the Belt and Road Initiative Source: WALHI/Friends of the Earth Indonesia. The controversial ‘Jakarta Bandung’ Fast Train project (Kereta Cepat Jakarta Bandung or KCJB) is one of a number of infrastructure developments being...
Testimonials of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: “We want to protect the ocean, for the future and for our livelihood”
Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan), in cooperation with the NGO Peace Boat, have launched the next in their series of multilingual video testimonies of Fukushima's current situation. In the latest installment, hear interviews with fishermen from Fukushima, who...
Covid19: Stories of Solidarity from the Asia Pacific
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We're sharing stories of what lockdown and life under coronavirus looks like across the Asia Pacific. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action. Malaysia: Fisher-folk switch to...
Extinguish The Fire and Clean Up The Mess Now
Immediate action must be taken to douse the fire at Baghjan oil well in the Tinsukia district of Assam. Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific and our allies at Delhi Solidarity Group express our shock and deep concerns regarding the adverse and irreparable environmental...
BELA, 2020 Tang Prize Winner
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...
Rampal verging on development disaster
“Sundarbans and Rampal do not fall in a line. Sundarbans needs to be protected. Our lives are intertwined with the forests. We would die if the forests die.”Md Serazul Islam (45), Harinagar, Shyamnagar. Honey collector, fisher and member of a Community Patrolling...
PENGON responds to ‘State of Environment and Outlook Report for the occupied Palestinian territory 2020’
The United Nations Environment Programme has prepared a report on the state of the environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in response to a Palestinian request by the Environmental Quality Authority. Friends of Earth Palestine/PENGON has reviewed the report...
