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We call for a just recovery for Gaza and an immediate end to Israel’s illegal occupation.
In June 2007, Israel intensified their enclosure of the Gaza Strip. This left 2 million people trapped in the largest open prison in human history. In 2016, the UN Secretary-General called it “a collective punishment for which there must be accountability.” While the...
Pro Public secure interim order to stop illicit trade of elephants
Pro Public has secured an interim order to stop the cross-border smuggling of endangered wild elephants in Nepal. Despite the species' vulnerability, the Nepalese government has not shown any willingness to uphold their legal commitment to protect them. This order is...
PHSKLU welcomes Selangor’s decision to revoke degazettement of Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve (KLNFR)
PHSKLU Media Statement The Pertahankan Hutan Simpan Kuala Langat Utara (PHSKLU) Coalition, which Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Friends’ of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) is apart of, welcomes the decision of the Selangor state government to revoke the degazettement of the Kuala...
Indonesian court rules president negligent over air pollution
ENVIRONMENTAL WIN! In a landmark lawsuit, an Indonesian court has ruled that President Joko Widodo and six other top officials have neglected to fulfill citizens' rights to clean air. The plaintiffs, who included activists and members from WALHI, public figures, and...
Launched! Toolkit: Throwing away the throw-away culture
Sahabat Alam Malaysia – Friends’ of the Earth Malaysia (SAM) has launched a brand new downloadable and easy-to-use toolkit on how you can achieve a sustainable plastic-free lifestyle. This toolkit is filled with lots of simple ways to move a little closer towards zero...
The Reality of Nuclear Power Plant Workers
In the summer of 2011, more than four months after the accident, a subcontractor at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant carried 20 kilograms of lead plates on his back and, on cue, ran up a steep set of stairs of the Unit 1 reactor building to a height...
C4 Center-SAM joint forum against imported plastic waste sheds light on impact
PRESS RELEASE - 29 July 2021 A forum jointly organised by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) and Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) on improving monitoring and enforcement against illegal waste processing in Kedah and Penang has shed light on the...
We cannot burn our way out of the plastic crisis
On July 29, the C4 Center and Sahabat Alam Malaysia conducted an online forum titled “Malaysia is not a 'Garbage Dump': Enhancing Monitoring & Enforcement Efforts in Kedah and Penang” to examine the challenges faced by authorities in monitoring and enforcement...
Large-Scale Deforestation at Korea Forest Service’s REDD+ Site in Cambodia
PRESS RELEASE - Korea Federation for Environmental Movements More than 37% of forests destroyed in Korea Forest Service’s Cambodia REDD+ Pilot Project. Korea Forest Service criticized of promoting the project’s success, despite poor management. Immediate need for a...
Pulp mill connected to fires and respiratory illness plans to triple production
PRESS RELEASE Palembang, August 23, 2021 -- Today over 30 civil society organizations sent a letter to investors of Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), part of the Sinar Mas Group, explaining why the expansion of APP’s OKI Pulp and Paper Mill in Sumatra, Indonesia would risk...
Korean Climate Committee Roadmaps All Fall Short
2 out of 3 roadmaps fail to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. All plans lack intermediate steps and rely on unproven technologies. All assume we can keep producing and consuming like there is no climate crisis. On August 5, the Presidential Carbon Neutrality Committee...
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – Respect and Recognise Indigenous and Traditional Food Systems
Today, August 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific, acknowledges the integral role of Indigenous people in growing and sustaining the global food supply. Indigenous people continue to be amongst the most...
Komodo National Park in Danger: Public’s Response to UNESCO’s Calls to the Indonesian Government
PRESS RELEASE - August 3, 2021 WALHI and Sunspirit for Justice and Peace An amplified wave of protest against the development project that threatens the sustainability of the conservation, local economy, and people's living space within Komodo National Park has...
International Mangrove Day – Stop the deforestation of shorelines!
Today on #InternationalMangroveDay, we shine a light on why mangroves matter. Half of the world’s mangrove forests (more than 30 million hectares) have been destroyed or cleared in the past half-century, for agricultural and destructive development projects, in the...
LRC decries renewal of OceanaGold mining permit
Reacting to news that the financial or technical assistance agreement (FTAA) with Australian-ownedOceanaGold Philippines (OGPI) for a gold mining project in Nueva Vzcaya has been renewed by the Duterte administration, LRC’s direct services coordinator, Atty. Ryan...
Japan must not be allowed to violate the G7 Leaders’ Statement
Supporting new Coal Plants in Indonesia and Bangladesh goes against the Agreement Despite the G7’s Statement, stating to “end new direct international government support for unabated coal-fired power generation by the end of 2021”, the Japanese government is still...