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September 2, 2020
Research in the Hebron region of Palestine shows its inhabitants are suffering the effects of nuclear radiation contamination – and that this radiation is almost certainly emanating from nuclear activities taking place nearby in Israel, and the suspected dumping of...
August 26, 2020
Next year marks 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 and the subsequent nuclear accident at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The accident robbed people of their lives, livelihood, communities, and precious time with...
August 19, 2020
Healthy oceans are critical for sustaining life, eliminating poverty and promoting prosperity. They also sequester carbon dioxide from our climate. Yet despite their importance they continue to be devastated by human activities, including coastal development and...
August 12, 2020
The Korean government recently released details of its Green New Deal. Here is the translated response from the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements and the Climate Crisis Emergency Action network. On July 14, the South Korean government announced a detailed...
A group of indigenous and Moro leaders has filed the 26th petition against the government-backed Anti-Terrorism Law (ATL). The petitioners, composed mostly of women, assailed the constitutional overreach of ATL. The petitioners, who are involved in the defense of...
July 28, 2020
“Coal is not the energy of the future. It is the energy of the past.”Dipti Bhatnagar, Climate Justice & Energy program co-coordinator, Friends of the Earth International English Watch the video from Friends of the Earth Japan here (with English...
July 27, 2020
Coffee is being touted as the next ‘big thing’ in the Philippines. Yet blood has already been shed over this seemingly innocuous drink, as coffee-growing companies attempt to grab fertile ancestral lands from indigenous peoples. Brewing Tensions The Philippines is an...
July 23, 2020
Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing activities have been among the most critical threats to marine ecosystems. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recognised the threat and announced the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and...
July 13, 2020
‘Jakarta Bandung’ Fast Train project and the Belt and Road Initiative Source: WALHI/Friends of the Earth Indonesia. The controversial ‘Jakarta Bandung’ Fast Train project (Kereta Cepat Jakarta Bandung or KCJB) is one of a number of infrastructure developments being...
Friends of the Earth Japan (FoE Japan), in cooperation with the NGO Peace Boat, have launched the next in their series of multilingual video testimonies of Fukushima’s current situation. In the latest installment, hear interviews with fishermen from Fukushima,...
July 8, 2020
Coronavirus hasn’t affected everyone equally. We’re sharing stories of what lockdown and life under coronavirus looks like across the Asia Pacific. Hearing from those who are among the worst affected, and how they are taking action. Malaysia: Fisher-folk...
July 1, 2020
Immediate action must be taken to douse the fire at Baghjan oil well in the Tinsukia district of Assam. Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific and our allies at Delhi Solidarity Group express our shock and deep concerns regarding the adverse and irreparable environmental...
