The Asia Pacific region of Friends of the Earth is the most diverse region, encompassing groups from the global North and the global South. Member groups from the region are very active in community-based struggles against mining and other extractive industries. They work hand-in-hand with indigenous peoples, peasant farmers, and fisherfolk to secure sustainable livelihoods and fight against vulnerability to environmental disasters.
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Joint Letter calling for PNG Government to cancel deep sea mining licences and to ban seabed mining in PNG
The Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR) have penned a joint letter to the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea asking the Government to cancel all Nautilus Minerals deep sea mining licences and to ban seabed mining in PNG. Dear Hon. Prime...
Environmental Activists around Asia protested against Abe’s pro-coal policy
On the opening day of the G20 Summit, environmental NGOs gathered in Osaka city to demand Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, take effective measures against climate change and urgently phase-out coal. https://twitter.com/FoEJapan_en/status/1144410884510322688...
Russia must stop criminal prosecution of Ecodefense Director Alexandra Korolyova, repeal the “Foreign Agent” law and promote environmental justice!
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific condemns Russia’s latest sanctions against the environmental organization Ecodefense, under the unjust “Foreign Agent” law. The law, which has been in effect since 2012, requires groups that receive foreign funding and engage in...
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