Half of the world’s forests have disappeared. Privatisation, trade liberalisation and increased exports of crops, such as soy and palm oil, have led to a massive increase in large-scale plantations, triggering further deforestation. Yet forests provide livelihoods for many local communities and indigenous peoples. They help to regulate our climate, and are home to some of the most species-diverse habitats on earth.
We campaign at the international level, through the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, and at the national level in supporting our member groups to lobby for policy change and implement local solutions to protect forests and biodiversity. We work with local communities and indigenous peoples to conserve forests, and strengthen communities’ rights and community management of forests. We campaign against industrial large scale plantations, monoculture, destructive logging and the commodification and financialization of forests and biodiversity. We urgently need to protect the forests in our fight for a sustainable future for everybody.
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The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has announced plans to establish a new residential training facility in the Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar District, in South-East Bangladesh, on 20 acres of hilly forest land. It has been reported that FIFA is providing funding...
The second part of the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) will begin from 07 December 2022 until 19 December 2022 to negotiate and finalise the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (post-2020 GBF) that...
Shamila Ariffin from SAM/Friends of the Earth Malaysia speaks to Real World Radio about the destructive nature of agrocommodities. Listen to the podcast here. Agrcommodities have been ravaging forests across Malaysia and East Asia for decades. Since the 1990s,...
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...
On 11 February 2022, at the One Ocean Summit, President Joko Widodo stated that under his leadership, the Indonesian government was rehabilitating 600,000 hectares of mangrove forest until 2024. According to President Jokowi, the rehabilitation of mangrove forests is...
In conjunction with the International Day of Forests, Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) would like to highlight the importance of being consistent in our efforts on forest protection in this country, both at the federal and state levels. We would like to begin by applauding...
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 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...
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...