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November 29, 2023
Corporations and Fossil Fuel producers undermine progress at global Plastic Treaty negotiations at the third UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) session to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution in Nairobi, Kenya from...
November 6, 2023
Friends of the Earth Asia Pacific is active in the process of developing an ambitious new global plastics treaty that seeks to end plastic pollution by dramatically reducing plastic production, consumption and trade, and scaling up system change solutions. We demand:...
July 4, 2023
June 30 marks Year 1 of the regime under Philippine president Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., son of previously deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The Philippines is both a globally critical hotspot of biodiversity and natural resources and a historic...
June 30, 2023
June 30 marks the full circle of the first year under Philippine president Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr., son of previously deposed dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The Philippines is both a globally critical hotspot of biodiversity and natural resources, and a...
June 22, 2023
For decades Friends of the Earth Indonesia/WALHI has been developing a community-led model to protect the country’s forests. It is based on recognising the land rights of subsistence farmers, collective management of non-timber forest products and traditional...
Friends of the Earth International’s pathways to system change. System change is a powerful idea and a political struggle for a better world. Powerful because it’s about addressing the root causes of today’s ecological, economic and social crises. It is about making...
June 14, 2023
In January 2023, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) began rebuilding the traffic divider by cutting down trees on Sat Masjid Road in Dhanmondi. The traffic divider on Sat Masjid Road contained over 650 trees under the area jurisdiction of DSCC. About 600 of these...
June 5, 2023
3 June 2023, Paris The second round of negotiations for a new global treaty to end plastic pollution has concluded in Paris, France. After five days of negotiations, important steps forward in the process towards ambitious global action have been made. Key outcomes...
June 4, 2023
It was a sunny afternoon when we were warmly greeted by a group of farmers uphills in Kamojang, West Java. We had travelled by motorcycle on a twisting, muddy dirt road along the ridge of Mount Rakutak, which is part of the Kamojang Nature Reserve area. As we walked...
June 1, 2023
A new global plastics treaty might become reality this week, when heads of State, Ministers of Environment and other representatives from 175 countries will meet in Paris for the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international...
May 29, 2023
Friends of the Earth India extends its solidarity with the people of Barsu Solgaon, Ratnagiri, and condemns the suppression of the protestors of anti refinery movement. The local community, under the banner of ‘Barsu Solgaon Panchkroshi Refinery Virodhi...
May 26, 2023
In a historic move, the Andrews government has announced that native forest logging in Victoria will cease by the end of the year. After decades of community campaigning, native forests will be safe from wood chipping and clear felling. “This is a huge moment for...
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