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WE’RE HIRING –  Cross Programme Campaign Coordinator

WE’RE HIRING – Cross Programme Campaign Coordinator

We are looking for a Cross Programme Campaign Coordinator to join Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific.   Position Title: Cross Program Campaign Coordinator Position: Part time 2 days a week Project Period: One year, starting in January 2022 Salary: Commensurate...

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VIDEO: Walhi protest COP26 and demand Climate Justice NOW

VIDEO: Walhi protest COP26 and demand Climate Justice NOW

On Saturday, 6 November 2021, WALHI Central Java held theatrical protest in response to COP26 in Glasgow. While leaders are talking, the coast of Central Java is sinking. Walhi is calling for climate justice now, and finance for loss and damages.   Watch the...

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People Power must be at the heart of Glasgow COP26

People Power must be at the heart of Glasgow COP26

Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific demands deep carbon cuts from rich nations at summit  With many groups from the Global South unable to attend, the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) opening this week in Glasgow, Scotland, will likely fall short of its mandate,...

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Glasgow COP26 and young people’s ‘eco-anxiety’

Glasgow COP26 and young people’s ‘eco-anxiety’

In coastal areas in Bangladesh, children are starting to worry about climate change. Is the sea, on which bounties they have been raised, just waiting to claim their lives? “They’re always scared that there will be a cyclone and there will be a storm, and everything...

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Korea’s New 2030 Emissions Reductions Targets Fall Short

Korea’s New 2030 Emissions Reductions Targets Fall Short

On October 18, the South Korean government's Carbon Neutrality Committee released new 2030 emissions reductions targets (Nationally Determined Contributions-NDCs), which will be confirmed in a cabinet meeting on October 27. But both the targets and the methods for...

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Welcome – Friends of the Earth India

Welcome – Friends of the Earth India

Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific is proud to announce the formation of Friends of the Earth India. Friends of the Earth has member groups in over 70 countries, uniting over 2.2 million members and supporters. During this year's Friends of the Earth International...

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Indonesian court rules president negligent over air pollution

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...

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Launched! Toolkit: Throwing away the throw-away culture

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...

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The Reality of Nuclear Power Plant Workers

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...

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