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“Draining the Ocean, Drowning the Ocean People”

“Draining the Ocean, Drowning the Ocean People”

Friends of the Earth India - PRESS RELEASE  Day two of the Conference of Ocean People (C-OP) to counter the UNOC 2022. The Second day of the Conference of the Ocean People (C-OP) delved deeper on the issues of the Blue Economy, Corporatisation of the Ocean and the...

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“We are the ocean. We are the ocean people”

“We are the ocean. We are the ocean people”

Friends of the Earth India - PRESS RELEASE Day one of the Conference of Ocean People (C-OP) to counter the UNOC 2022. The Conference of the Ocean People (C-OP) commenced on 26th June 2022 brought forward  the diverse historical claims/testimonies uniting the ocean...

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Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework underway

Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework underway

Between 21 and 26 June 2022, the United Nations (UN) Open Ended Working Group 4 (OEWG4) is meeting in Nairobi, Kenya to discuss the draft of a new framework for biodiversity under the the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). More than 1300 registered participants...

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Climb for climate justice

Climb for climate justice

On May 16, 2022, Bishnu Bhusal, at 62 years of age, became the first lawyer to climb Mount Everest, raising his voice for environmental justice, on the same day as Buddha Jayanti, the most sacred day on the Buddhist calendar.  Advocate Bhusal set out on April 15 to...

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BELA’s Fight to Protect A Rare Open Space in Dhaka 

BELA’s Fight to Protect A Rare Open Space in Dhaka 

The Tetultala playground, under ward 17 of Dhaka South City Corporation, has long been a small but valuable space for local children to play and for the neighbourhood to come together for social and community activities. The playground has served as a makeshift...

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Need to heed warnings from mother earth

Need to heed warnings from mother earth

It is Earth Day once again on April 22.  As we have said before, it is not enough to dedicate one day in a year to remember her if we are to save her and save ourselves. We must remember her every day and put the environment and ecology at the centre of...

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Capacity development training for Nepalese farmers

Capacity development training for Nepalese farmers

Agriculture is often the main source of income for Dang, Kapilvastu and Bardia farmers. However, farmers have been producing fewer agricultural products due to disease, irrigation, manure, and technological factors, causing a local food crisis. This can be attributed...

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