News from our member groups
FoE APAC at COP 28
At the recently concluded UNFCCC COP 28 in Dubai, UAE (from 30th November to 12th December, 2023), Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific had a strong contingent and were very active in calling for climate justice and urgent action. While the UAE Consensus left much to be...
Political formation for FoE APac Campaigners
The Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific (FoE APac) Campaigners Meeting, or the workshop on “Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific Regional Workshop” on “Environmental Advocacy and Strategic Engagement in the National and Global Platforms” brought together 27 campaigners...
Big polluters threaten progress at Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Corporations and Fossil Fuel producers undermine progress at global Plastic Treaty negotiations at the third UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) session to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution in Nairobi, Kenya from...
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific demands for the binding treaty on plastics
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific is active in the process of developing an ambitious new global plastics treaty that seeks to end plastic pollution by dramatically reducing plastic production, consumption and trade, and scaling up system change solutions.
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...
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...
Community forest management: turning the tide on deforestation in Indonesia
For decades Friends of the Earth Indonesia/WALHI has been developing a community-led model to protect the country’s forests. It is based on recognising the land rights of subsistence farmers, collective management of non-timber forest products and traditional...
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...
Report “Transform: how we’re making deep and lasting change”
Friends of the Earth International’s pathways to system change. System change is a powerful idea and a political struggle for a better world. Powerful because it’s about addressing the root causes of today’s ecological, economic and social crises. It is about making...
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...
Historic negotiations on global plastic treaty move forward despite attempts from polluting interests to delay
3 June 2023, Paris The second round of negotiations for a new global treaty to end plastic pollution has concluded in Paris, France. After five days of negotiations, important steps forward in the process towards ambitious global action have been made. Key outcomes...
Nusantara Fund: direct funding to IPLCs to scale up climate crises mitigation
It was a sunny afternoon when we were warmly greeted by a group of farmers uphills in Kamojang, West Java. We had travelled by motorcycle on a twisting, muddy dirt road along the ridge of Mount Rakutak, which is part of the Kamojang Nature Reserve area. As we walked...
Meet Asia’s zero-waste warriors fighting for a new global plastics treaty
A new global plastics treaty might become reality this week, when heads of State, Ministers of Environment and other representatives from 175 countries will meet in Paris for the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international...
FoE India extends solidarity to communities defending their land and livelihood from proposed refinery
Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity with the people of Barsu Solgaon, Ratnagiri, and condemns the suppression of the protestors of anti refinery movement. The local community, under the banner of 'Barsu Solgaon Panchkroshi Refinery Virodhi Sanghathan'...
An end to native forest logging: a huge win for climate, clean air, clean water and biodiversity!
In a historic move, the Andrews government has announced that native forest logging in Victoria will cease by the end of the year. After decades of community campaigning, native forests will be safe from wood chipping and clear felling. “This is a huge moment for...
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...
